“Spanish Johnny”
Description
"The old West, the old time, The old wind singing through..." are the habitat of Spanish Johnny, who herds cattle and kills men and "sing[s] to his mandolin." Spanish Johnny is finally hung; the night before he dies, he sings one last time to the mandolin
Notes
Written as a poem, the Lomaxes apparently collected this from the author of the tune. There is no evidence that it ever entered tradition. - RBW
References
- Lomax-ABFS, pp. 123-124, "Spanish Johnny" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #15551
- BI, LxA123