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Got a letter from my father; I got a letter from my father in my hand, in my hand,

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Warren, Theresa; Campbell, Lula

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voice Coll. by Sung by Mrs. Theresa Warren, Mrs. Lula M.C. Parler Campbell, and a friend, Brinkley, Arkansas November 14, 1953 Reel 167 Item 10 I got a letter from my father in my hand, in my hand, (twice) It was written over sea And was forwarded unto me, Now I'm happy as can be in this land, in this land. Father told me in the letter things were grand, things were grand I couldn't do myself no better in this land, in this land It was written over sea And was forwarded unto me, And I'm happy as can be in this land, in this land. Mrs. Campbell: "As the song goes on, the letters come from different persons, as mother, brother, sister, uncle and auntie. Otherwise the versus are the same.) Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation.
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Parler, Mary Celestia
Created Date:
1953 11 14
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Ozark Folksong Collection

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University of Arkansas

Keywords

  1. A Capella Singing
  2. African American Musicians
  3. African Americans
  4. Bodies Of Water
  5. Emotions
  6. Family Life
  7. Happiness
  8. Sea
  9. Separation
  10. Spirituals
  11. Spirituals (Songs)

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