“Stow'n' Sugar in de Hull Below”
Description
"I wish I was in Mobile Bay, Rollin' cotton by the day, Stow'n' sugar in de hull below, Below, belo-ow, Stow'n' sugar in de hull below." A steamboat chant, mentioning the Natchez and depicting the engineer and captain.
Notes
This uses lyrics from "Hieland Laddie," which is far better known, but the form appears different enough that I separate them. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Belle-a-Lee" (floating lyrics)
- cf. "Hieland Laddie" (floating lyrics)
References
- Botkin-MRFolklr, p. 592, [no title] (1 text)
- BI, BMRF592B