Johnson, Janice

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voice Collected by Irene Carlisle Transcribed by Nathaniel Lucy Sung by Janice Johnson? [See note on Reel 111, Item 2] Little Rock, Arkansas April 15, 1951 Reel 112, Item 4 Oh, Mary Don’t You Weep Janice Johnson: I shall sing “Oh, Mary Don’t You Weep”. I learned this song when I was about five years old. My mother taught it to me. Oh, Mary don’t you weep, don’t you moan Oh, Mary don’t you weep, don’t you moan Pharaoh’s army got drownded Oh, Mary don’t weep Oh, Mary don’t you weep, don’t you moan Oh, Mary don’t you weep, don’t you moan Pharaoh’s army got drownded Oh, Mary don’t you weep One of these mornings, bright and fair Hook on the wings and try the air Pharaoh’s army got drownded Oh, Mary don’t weep Oh, Mary don’t you weep, don’t you moan Oh, Mary don’t you weep, don’t you moan Pharaoh’s army got drownded Oh, Mary don’t you weep Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation.

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Ozark Folksong Collection

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University of Arkansas