Pt. 10. Sugarland, Tex.: Convict songs from a Texas prison.

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

(Excerpts from) Pick a bale of cotton (James "Iron Head" Baker, Will Crosby, R.D. Allen, and Mose "Clear Rock" Platt) ; Dat's alright, honey (Mose "Clear Rock" Platt) ; The geese and the goats (tale told by Mose "Clear Rock" Platt) ; The gray goose ; Little John Henry ; Shorty George (James "Iron Head" Baker).


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