“Ou Som Souroucou”

Description

Creole French. "Ou Som Souroucou, qui ca ou gagnien, gagnien pou' bpi' do l'eau?" Ou Som Souroucou, asked why he drinks so much water, replies that he has eaten corn and has to drink.

References

  1. Lomax-ABFS, p. 222, " Ou Som Souroucou" (1 text, 1 tune)
  2. BI, LxA222

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1909 (Peterson, "Creole Songs from New Orleans")
Found in: US(So)