Manuscript/Mixed Material Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952
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Image 1 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 American Folklife Center Library of Congress Alan Lomax Collection AFC 2004004 folder 030118 projects Reverend Gary Davis transcripts session 1 reels 59 Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 2 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 REVERAND GARY DAVIS REEL V Dont you think youre an unusually wise person Reverend Davis I dont know I know what I know though will keep me livin Not forever though Well…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 3 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 What will we do for pleasures then Well Fly from mansion to mansion Enjoy Yousef as a angel I was wondering what you feel are the requirements for going to heaven I…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 4 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 But I know one thing about it The white man feel the need of a colored woman it was always so where I come from He didnt min tellin a colored man…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 5 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 4 They happened to spot him right then He jumped out of that tree an forgot to git his shoes They give him five yeahs fo that An that white man got…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 6 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 5 that there could ever be hope It takes mo than one person to kill a man When Christ was killed it took mo than one person to kill him Some say…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 7 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 6 Im not sayin cause Im colored but if any white woman gits a colored man Im tellin you right now a white man dont have a possible chance why is that…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 8 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 7 I always go by mysef I could have a dozen women Dont nobody know I had nary one No Jis the way I carry myself I dont tell othah women an…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 9 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 8 knowed Id git a killin You dont mean that you made love to a girl Thass right Who was she Oh I couldnt tell who You wouldnt tell who Uhhuh Why…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 10 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Did you know one thang I reckon ouwah mothahs did right If they was to turn us loose when ouwah feelins was on us wed a killed ouwahselves with ouwah feelins Some…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 11 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Do you feel that that is a pleasing sort of arrangement WELL Its pleasin fur me to give you my money It should be What do you mean give me your money…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 12 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 Thats what I was trying to find out Lemme sat you sumpin Havent you give a many time that you didnt wanna be bothered No Oh Yes Oh yes I aint gon…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 13 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 REVEREND GARY DAVIS REEL VI He sings I Am A Lonely Pilgrim of Sorrow Young thoughtsAn young feelins He makes his voice quaver comically Im a old man Done got to the…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 14 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 2 Pat I havent been scared of you all afternoon have I I dont reckon you is Dont run from me jes cause Miss Lizybeths heahYou see I have something very fectionary…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 15 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 3 Me Deep waters good to swim in Yeah But youre liable to take the cramp an drown Your man be runnin down heah wid twothree shotguns an twelve pi stols I…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 16 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 stan Pickin my gittar all the same time Cose if dey look in yo face they could tell it He laughs a harsh wheezing laugh like a cough and an asmatic asthmatic…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 17 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 an go to runnin Pat why Cause Its a foolish trick They know youre doin somethin Say Whats the mattah wid you Say You scared me I didnt who know who that…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 18 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 REVEREND GARY DAVIS REEL VII My wifes cousin married a white man An every once in a while the whi te people pick at him about th at What do they say…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 19 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 2 respect to persons If I h ave to die you do too Thats well understood No H e had no respect for persons No respect for color Take it as it…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 20 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 3 You prefer not to talk about these things NAW I jes say yuh yuh yuh yuh Head sinks down on his breast and he sleeps I dont want you to talk…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 21 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 He wakes up We eat Wheres Pat Mmmmmm Shes a nice kid What is it that makes you attracted to some women more than others Ore are you attracted to them all…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 22 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 5 havent got the real core out of it See Lots of times a man opens his mouth see but the real thing dudnt come out An you know it You know…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 23 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 6 because youre a colored man Partly because you grew up in South Car olina Many things Those things which you wanna know its not hard fur me to tell you Because…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 24 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 7 to dr aw it back up to where you think it ought to go to an uh take the othah end and do the same Because they both got to heah…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 25 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 8 Its not so cruel Then too again its a terrific feelin You think its something cruel to the woman Well Its jes a bad feelin For you know jes like if…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 26 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 9 I say all of that happens an on top of that she give birth to a kid fur him an you say she dont care nothin bout him Theres a lie…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 27 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 REVEREND GARY DAVIS REEL VIII Now what were you going to tell me about last night Yeah I done got on somethin las night I could use it fur a while When…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 28 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 2 you now Pat Rev Davis what did you do overnight What did I do Oh well I walked round an picked up a few cobs an put em in my pocket…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 29 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 3 Those friends would invite me workin Me Rev Davis is that why you have the habit of sleeping sitting up sometimes Thass right Bernie comes in Bernie Hello Rev Davis Dont…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 30 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 4 Th is heah is my new gittar Pat It cost 250 Its a Gibson Yeah its a Gibson Bernie My thats a fine looking guitar It cost me Bernie interupting Just…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 31 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 5 This gittar dont sound like a guitar Sound mo like a drum dont it He plays opening of Cocaine Take a guitar to call my women out the bottom Bernie Thats…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 32 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 6 Run heah woman got a pain in my haid Doctor tole me to quit it fore it killed me daid Cocaine done killed my baby He now sings this verse out…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 33 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 7 I might put up an ything jes to find out how you gon take it You know its so many ways to ast a question without jes comin straight One time…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 34 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 8 of the hardest things to throw You cant throw Nature Natures a man RMe Rev Davis what do you think about priests and saints Priests He seems almost to hiss this…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 35 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 9 a man is it And you told me you reserved that for women Well I said Bet you wont gimme a cigarette I said Me Hee hee h ee hee I…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 36 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 10 Naw they dont h ave to look up Dey can deman d what they want if they dont git it you understand God made you like a storehouse You can give…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 37 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 REVEREND GARY DAVIS REEL IX Im gonna get me six wived an put em all in the house togethah Therell really be a fight You want to be like King Solomom King…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 38 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 well now that would be hard for me to tell cause theres many socalled friends I havent ever felt like that I had any friends Mmmmmm Why is that WellI ju s…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 39 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 3 Were there other children living on the farm near you YesSome He drowses off again I believe youre too sleepy Reverend Davis Uhuh How could I be sleep setting up heah…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
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Image 40 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952 4 You is a terrible woman Im tellin you whats troof Oh my God Why do you say that I aint talkin bout bein bad You aint satisfied till you git jes…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1952-01-01
About this Item
Title
- Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1952
Names
- Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 (Collector)
Created / Published
- 1952
Headings
- - Fieldwork
- - Transcripts
- - interviews
- - United States
Genre
- Transcripts
- interviews
Notes
- - Transcripts of Elizabeth Lomax interview with Rev. Gary Davis
Medium
- Manuscripts 8.5 x 14 in or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
- AFC 2004/004: MS 03.01.18
Source Collection
- Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004)
Repository
- American Folklife Center
Online Format
- online text
- image