“Pretty Boy Floyd”

Description

"Come gather 'round me children, a story I will tell, About Pretty Boy Floyd, the outlaw; Oklahoma knew him well." The singer tells how Floyd turned outlaw when a deputy attacked his wife, and describes Floyd's many charities

Recordings

• Woody Guthrie, "Pretty Boy Floyd" (on Struggle2)
• Pete Seeger, "Pretty Boy Floyd" (on PeteSeeger19) (on PeteSeeger41)

References

1. Lomax-FSNA 227, "Pretty Boy Floyd" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Greenway-AFP, pp. 296-297, "Pretty Boy Floyd" (1 text, 1 tune)
3. DT, BOYFLOYD*
4. Roud #11504
5. BI, LoF227