“Little Blossom”

Description

Lonely little (Blossom/Phoebe), left alone by her mother, sets out to find her father. She finds him in the saloon; when she interrupts him, he grabs a chair and attacks her with it. He comes to his senses, but the child is already dead

Notes

Randolph notes, "Little girls in starched white dresses used to sing [this song] in front of the courthouse at election time." Almost makes modern political ads sound tolerable, doesn't it? - RBW

Recordings

• Arkansas Woodchopper [pseud. for Luther Ossenbrink], "Little Blossom" (Conqueror 7886, 1931)

References

1. Randolph 311, "Little Blossom" (2 texts plus an excerpt, 2 tunes)
2. Randolph/Cohen, pp. 260-263, "Little Blossom" (1 text, 1 tune -- Randolph's 311A)
3. MHenry-Appalachians, pp. 118-123, "Little Blossom (I), (II)" (2 texts)
4. DT, LTLBLSSM*
5. Roud #7788
6. BI, R311