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news + podcastA Black Woman Is Like A Black Snake by The Memphis Jug Band
A black woman's like a black snake, she will strike and run,
A black woman's like a black snake, she will strike and run
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I wouldn't marry a black woman, I'll tell you the reason why,
I wouldn't marry a black woman, I'll tell you the reason why,
She's so black and evil she won't look in your eye
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Oh fish are swimming, they come into the net,
Oh fish are swimming, they come into the net,
... try to do the best they can, they do the best they can
[This recording is included despite its overt racism as an integral part of any archive of this kind of music. This song does not represent the views of The Folktunes Archive, nor does the inclusion of any other song. - ed.]
Recorded on September 11, 1928. This jug band's lineup includes leader Will Shade on harp and guitar, Charlie Burse on guitar, Ben Ramey on kazoo, and Jab Jone on the lead vocal and jug.
