“Wake Up, Jacob”

Description

"Wake up, Jacob, day's a-breakin', Peas in the pot and hoe-cake's caking'. Bacon's in the pan and coffee's in the pot, Come on round and get it while it's hot. (Spoken:) Wake, snakes, and bite a biscuit!"

Cross references

• cf. "Shanty Boy's Reveille" (theme)

Recordings

• Harry Jackson, "Morning Grub Holler" (on HJackson1, CowFolkCD1)
• Pete Seeger, "Wake Up, Jacob" (on PeteSeeger07, PeteSeeger07a)

References

1. Lomax-FSNA 184, "Wake Up, Jacob" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Lomax-ABFS, p. 375, "Cowboys' Gettin'-Up Holler" (1 text, 1 tune)
3. Silber-FSWB, p. 109, "Wake Up, Jacob/Cowboy's Gettin' Up Holler" (1 text)
4. Roud #6694
5. BI, LoF184