“She Was Poor But She Was Honest (II)”

Description

An adaptation of the English original, this is a lampoon of a former governor of Alabama, "Kissing Jim" Folsom, who sired a child out of wedlock.

Cross references

• cf. "She Was Poor But She Was Honest (I)" (tune & meter)

Recordings

• Anonymous singer, "Big Jim Folsom" (on Unexp1)

References

1. Cray, pp. 132-133, "She Was Poor But She Was Honest II" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Randolph-Legman I, pp. 286-288, "She Was Poor But She Was Honest" (1 text, 1 tune)
3. DT, SYMEOVER* SYMEOVR4
4. BI, EM132