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Stealin' Stealin' by The Memphis Jug Band

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Stealin', stealin', pretty mama don't you tell on me
I'm stealin' back to my same old used to be

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This is the first recording of this song, which has since been recorded by everyone from

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Cocaine Habit Blues by The Memphis Jug Band

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Cocaine habit mighty bad
It's the worst old habit that I ever had
Hey, hey, Honey take a whiff on

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Recorded on May 17, 1930. Hattie Hart sings the lead with Will Shade on harp, Tee Wee Blackman on gu

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A Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake by The Memphis Jug Band

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A black woman's like a black snake, she will strike and run,
A black woman's like a black snake, sh

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[This recording is included despite its overt racism as an integral part of any archive of this

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Viola Lee Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers

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The judge decreed it, clerk he wrote it,
The clerk he wrote it down indeed-eh,
The judge decreed i

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Recorded on September 20, 1928 presumably in Memphis. The lineup is the same as on "Minglewood Blues

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Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers

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Don't you never let one woman rule your mind
Don't you never let one woman rule your mind
Said she

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There is an interesting breakdown of the history of this song in the folk tradtion at the

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Pig Ankle Strut by Cannon's Jug Stompers

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A great example of a jug-band harmonica tune to learn.

Recorded on September 5, 1928 in Memphis.

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My Sweet Farm Girl - Clarence Ashley

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My sweet farm girl, she's jolly of my pride
My sweet farm girl, she's jolly of my pride
She knows

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Recorded on December 1, 1931 in New York City. Ashley plays guitar and sings, with Gwen Foster on gu

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