“Root, Hog, or Die (V)”
Description
Minstrel song? "Root, Hog, or Die," with some "Walkin' in the Parlor" verses: "The greatest ole nigger that I eva' did see, Looked like a sick monkey...." "I come from Alabama with a pocketful of news..." Cho: "Chief cook and bottle washer...."
Cross references
- cf. "Root, Hog, or Die" [Laws B21] and references there
- cf. "Walkin' in the Parlor" (lyrics)
References
- ADDITIONAL: Fred W. Allsopp, Folklore of Romantic Arkansas, Volume II (1931), p. 161, ("Root, Hog, or Die")
- BI, FWA161A