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Run nigger run; Some folks say that a nigger won't steal ; Go preaching through the wilderness; A nigger run a nigger flew

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Scott, Ernest

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guitars; voice Collected by Patrick A. Todd Sung by Mr. Earnest Scott Goshen, Arkansas Banjo "RUN NIGGER RUN Jan 1960 Reel 330, Item 11 Run nigger run or Pat's agonna' catch you Run nigger run why you better get away 1. A nigger run a nigger flew A nigger torn his shirt in two Run nigger run Pat's agonna' catch you Run nigger run why you better get away 2. Some folks says a nigger won't steal But I caught three in my corn field Run nigger run Pat's agonna' catch you Run nigger run why you better get away 3. Nigger run and a nigger flew A nigger lost his good ole shoe Run nigger run Pat's gonna catch you Run nigger run why you better get away 4. One had a bushel and a one had a peck One had corn stack right around his neck Run nigger run Pat's agonna' catch you Run nigger run why you better get away 5. Nigger run a nigger flew Why in the devil can't a white man too Run nigger run Pat's agonna catch you Run nigger run why you better get away Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation.
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Todd, Patrick A.
Created Date:
1960 01
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Ozark Folksong Collection

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University of Arkansas