“Picayune Butler, Is She Coming to Town”

Description

Minstrel song, with chorus "Picayune Butler, Picayune Butler, Is she coming to town?" In traditional forms, the lyrics float, e.g. the terrapin and the toad, "My ole missus promised me When she died she'd set me free."

References

  1. Scarborough-NegroFS, pp. 164-165, (no title) (1 text)
  2. BI, ScaNF164

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1925 (Scarborough)
Found in: US