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Cripple Creek - Lonesome Tofu Expressway

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I got a gal at the head of the creek,
Goin' up to see her the middle of the week,
Kiss her on the

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Old Dan Tucker (at FanBelt's Jam)

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CHORUS:
Hey, get out of the way for Old Dan Tucker
Too late to get his supper,
Supper

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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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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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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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The Dying Soldier by Buell Kazee

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Oh brother Green, oh come to me,
For I am shot and bleeding,
Now I must die, no more to see,
My w

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This amazingly haunting piece grabs the listener by the heart and dares them not to shed a tear for

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Rovin' Gambler by Kelly Harrell

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I am a roving gambler,
I gambled down in town,
Whereever I () for the sake of the cards I'll lie m

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An old traditional song described on the record label as a "Mountaineer's Song with violin and guita

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Sally Goodin by Obed "Dad" Pickard on Mouth Harp

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Had a little gal and her name was Sally Goodin,
Asked her to marry me and then she said she wouldn'

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Great mouth harp work on this 1929 recording of the traditional folk tune "Sally Goodin" by Obed "Da

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The House Carpenter - Clarence Ashley

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We'll met we'll met said an old true love
We'll met we'll met said he
I'm just returning from the

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Recorded on April 14, 1930 in Atlanta, Georgia. This ballad was collected by Child as "The Daemon Lo

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