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Party game: Four in the middle; Coffee grows on white oak trees; Coffee grows on white oak trees, River flows with brandy-o

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Fox, Benson; Fox, Fleecy

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voice Reel 427, Item 11 Collected by Hubert Charles Peterson Described and sung by For M.C.Parler Benson and Fleecy Fox, Leslie, Arkansas, December 20, 1962. Party Game: FOUR IN THE MIDDLE Coffee grows on white oak trees, River flows with brandy-o, Go choose the one to row with you, As sweet as 'lasses candy-o. Four in the middle and I can't dance Josie, Four in the middle and I can't get around, Four in the middle and I can't dance Josie, Hello Susan Brown! Fly in the buttermilk and I can't dance Josie, Fly in the buttermilk and I can't get around, Fly in the buttermilk and I can't dance Josie, Hello Susan Brown! Nigger on the woodpile and I can't dance Josie, Nigger on the woodpile and I can't get around, Nigger on the woodpile and I can't dance Josie, Hello Susan Brown! Hold old Beck 'til I dance, Josie, hold old Beck 'til I get around, Hold old Beck 'til I dance, Josie, Hello Susan Brown! Big white house and nobody livin' in it, Big white house and nobody livin' in it, Big white house and nobody livin' in it, Hello Susan Brown! Front wheel off the little red wagon, Front wheel off and axle draggin', Front wheel off the little red wagon, Hello Susan Brown! Wouldn't give a nickel if I couldn't dance, Josie, Wouldn't give a nickel if I couldn't get around, Wouldn't give a nickel if I couldn't dance, Josie, Hello Susan Brown! Swing 'em...
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Peterson, Hubert Charles
Created Date:
1962 12 20
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Ozark Folksong Collection

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University of Arkansas