“Jubilee”
Description
"It's all out on the old railroad, All out on the sea... Swing and turn, jubilee, Live and learn, Jubilee." Unrelated stanzas about courting: "Hardest work I ever done was working on a farm, Easiest work I ever done was in my true love's arms." Etc.
Cross references
- cf. "Up and Down the Railroad Track" (floating lyrics)
- cf. "Crow, Black Chicken" (words)
Recordings
- Jean Ritchie, Doc Watson & Roger Sprung, "Jubilee" (on RitchieWatson1, RitchiteWatsonCD1)
References
- Ritchie-Southern, p. 11, "Jubilee" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Scarborough-NegroFS, p. 231, (no title) (1 fragment, possibly of this)
- Lomax-FSNA 122, "Jubilee" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Silber-FSWB, p. 40, "Jubilee" (1 text)
- DT, JUBLEE
- Roud #7403
- BI, LoF122