“Rambling Round”
Description
Singer describes rambling around cities and towns, and his life as a migrant fruit picker. He wishes he could settle down, but "I am just a refugee/As I go rambling round, boys."
Notes
This song verges on the status of an autobiography of Woody Guthrie, and to the best of my knowledge has never been found in tradition. The tune is an adaption of Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter's "Goodnight Irene." - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Goodnight, Irene" (tune)
References
- Cohen/Seeger/Wood, p. 118, "Rambling Blues" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, GORAMB
- BI, CSW118