Manuscript/Mixed Material Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962
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Image 1 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 American Folklife Center Library of Congress Alan Lomax Collection AFC 2004004 folder 020251 Bessie Jones 1961 transcripts interviews Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 2 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 2 Song 25 37 PLUMB THE LINE Plumb the Line is a wonderful shout that tells about a person who is already in the world of God but…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 3 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 2 Song 19 ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE 37 Back in the olden days they sang this to the little children to teach them to stay humble whatsoever…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 4 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel 10461 Side 2 Song 20 37 COME ON SISTER LETS GO AROUND THE WALL THAT SUITS ME The wall is the wall of salvation the wall of jubillation or the wall…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 5 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 2 Song 21 37 JOSEPHINE In this little play all stand in a line and one stands facing the line When the one calls on one in the…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 6 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 37 Reel of 10461 Side 2 Song 21 Page 2 The leader Ive got a pain in my knee etc Ive got a slipper shoe etc Ill shake the baby etc When…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 7 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 2 Song 22 PRETTY LITTLE GIRL 37 This is simply a skip just something to be playing very much like Just from the Kitchen Just skip around change…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 8 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 2 Song 23 37 GOIN TO CHATANOOGY Now we take this for a play song but in the old days the grownups really danced it People played it…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 9 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 10 Reel of 10461 Side 2 Song 24 37 TRAVELIN SHOES This is a shout that I learned from my people in churches back in Fitzgerald when I was a little girl…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 10 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 2 Song 18 37 IN THE BRICKYARD One gets in the middle of the ring of children and those forming the ring may clap and sing or go…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 11 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 1 Song 13 BOB YOUNGS RAISIN WHOOP This is Bob Young back up in Fitzgerald Bob used to wake up the people before day so they could get…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 12 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 1 Song 8 37 GOODBYE AN FARE YOU WELL A spiritual from Dawson Georgia We also sing this now on the Island Oh goodbye and fare you well…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 13 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 BESSIE JONES SINGS PLAY SONGS GAMES SPIRITUALS SHOUTS AND A CALL Reel dated October 4 1961 Interview by Antoinette Lomax Transcription by Dena Hirsch A bit of untranscribed dialogue includes information on…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 14 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 1 Song 7 37 J P MORGAN This is just a funny little song You dont dance to it It is just something to be saying about a…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 15 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10491 Side 1 Song 8 37 GOODBYE AN FARE YOU WELL A spiritual from Dawson Georgia We also sing this now on the Island Oh goodbye and fare you well…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 16 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 1 Song 9 GOODBYE EVERYBODY 37 This is a spiritual written by Uncle Joe Armstrong St Simons Island REFRAIN Goodbye everybody Goodbye sing hallelujah Goodbye everybody REFRAIN Goin…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 17 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of10461 Side 1 Song 12 37 GATOR This is just a little play song that comes from St Simons Island I dont know all of it The words mean theyre going…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 18 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 1 Song 13 BOB YOUNGS RAISIN WHOOP 37 This is from Bob Young Back up in Fitzgerald Bob used to wake up the people before day so they…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 19 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 2 Song 14 THE CLEAN TRAIN THIS TRAIN This train is a clean train This train 2 This train is a clean train You ride this train in…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 20 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel 10461 Side 2 Song 20 COME ON SISTER LETS GO AROUND THE WALL THAT SUITS ME The wall is the wall of salvation the wall of jubillation or the wall of…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 21 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 2 Song 24 TRAVELIN SHOES This is a shout that I learned from my people in churches back in Fitzgerald when I was a little girl It means…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 22 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 2 Song 25 PLUMB THE LINE Plumb the Line is a wonderful shout that tells about a person who is already in the world of God but may…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 23 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 37 BESSIE JONES SINGS PLAY SONGS GAMES SPIRITUALS SHOUTS AND A CALL Reel dated October 4 1961 Interview by Antoinette Lomax Transcription by Dena Hirsch A bit of untranscribed dialogue includes information…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 24 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 1 Song 2 SINK THE TITANIC I dont remember all of this It wasnt a game it was just a little thing we did out in the yard…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 25 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 1 Song 3 37 WIRE GAL The Pigeon Wing was just a dance my grandfather did and I never did learn it It was a just a dance…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 26 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 1 Song 9 GOODBYE EVERYBODY This is a spiritual written by Uncle Joe Armstrong St Simons Island REFRAIN Goodbye everybody Goodbye sing hallelujah Goodbye everybody REFRAIN Goin away…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 27 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 1 Song 10 ONE FOOT TWO FOOT This is a game You say the same verse over and over You have to lay down to play it and…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 28 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 1 Song 11 WADE IN THE GREEN VALLEY HEAVY HEAVY This is not a song It came from Bobbin Needle When you are playing Bobbin Needle and you…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 29 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 1 Song 12 GATOR This is just a little play song that comes from St Simons Island I dont know all of it The words mean theyre going…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 30 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 2 Song 14 THE CLEAN TRAIN THIS TRAIN This train is a clean train This train 2 This train is a clean train You ride this train in…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 31 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel of 10461 Side 2 Song 15 SANDY REE You can shout this or you can just play it like a dance CHORUS Oh babe Sandy Ree 4 REFRAIN Papa got the…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
About this Item
Title
- Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962
Names
- Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 (Collector)
Created / Published
- 1961
Headings
- - Fieldwork
- - Transcripts
- - interviews
- - United States
Genre
- Transcripts
- interviews
Notes
- - Bessie Jones interview transcriptions (September and October, 1961, New York) - tape 37
Medium
- Manuscripts 8.5 x 14 in or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
- AFC 2004/004: MS 02.02.51
Source Collection
- Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004)
Repository
- American Folklife Center
Online Format
- online text
- image