Robinson, A.D.

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Voice; guitars Collected by John Logan A.D. Robinson Transcribed by M.C. Parler Burbette, Ark. April 28, 1962. Reel 410 Item 7 His Boss Spoken: This here's Dubbie Dukes. He's singing something about his big boss, Mr. Hays Sullivan. Chanted, I want to tell everybody, with guitar An' I don't want to tell 'em nothin' wrong, chords at Ef you want to live at Burdette, ends of You got de place of your own. lines. 'Cause you can walk up to Mr. Hays Sullivan, I don't care ef it's snow on de ground. He'll put food in your house, An' he'll fix a place for you to lay down. Now, you know a man like dat He can't be beat. 'Cause we'll work for him any day An' when he at home in de bed asleep. He can walk aroun' 'cross de fiel', He can tell us boys what he want done, He can go back to Kansas City, When he come back, everything is done. Las' Saturday He wanted him a bran' new tractor Mr. Hays scratched his head an' looked at him, An' he went an' bought him a new tractor. He looked cross over dere at me, He says, "Dubbie, you want one too, don't you?" I says, "Yessir, Cap'm, I do." He went on up town, He bought one o' dem 99 Olivers, An' it cos' about thirteen thousand dollars. He say, Now I want you to tek dis, An' work it like you want. I want...

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Ozark Folksong Collection

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University of Arkansas