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Ham bone; Mamma, Mamma, Have You Heard?; Hush up baby; Hambone, hambone, Mama gonna Mama gonna cook you a mockin' bird

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Robinson, A.D.

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voice Collected by John Logan Transcribed by M. C. Parler A. D, Robinson Burdette, Ark. April 28, 1962 Reel 410, Item 5 Ham Bone Spoken: This Dubbie Dukes beatin' the ham bone out, the same ol' guy beat the jive out. Sung: Hambone, hambone, Mama gonna Mama gonna cook you a mockin' bird Hambone, hambone, have you heard Mama gonna give you a mockin' bird. If that mockin' bird don't sing Mama gonna give you a diamon' ring Hambone, hambone, hambone, hambone. Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation.
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Contributors:
Logan, JohnParler, Mary Celestia
Created Date:
1962 04 28
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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. Food
  5. Foodstuffs

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