“O-o-oh, Sistren an' Bred'ren”

Description

"O-o-oh, sistren an' bredren, Don't you think it is a sin For to go to peel potatoes An' to cas' away de skin? De skin feeds de pigs, An de pigs feeds you, O-o-oh, sistren an' bredren, Is not dat true?"

Notes

About as close as traditional music gets to an ecology song, when you think about it. - RBW

References

  1. Scarborough-NegroFS, p. 189, "O-o-oh, Sistren an' Bred'ren" (1 text, 1 tune)
  2. BI, ScaNF189

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1925 (Scarborough)
Keywords: food animal
Found in: US(So)