Coll. by
Mary Jo Davis
For M. C. Parler
Sung by Mary Jo Davis and
Barbara Jo Davis
Fayetteville, Arkansas
May 29, 1954
Reel 189
Item 3
Crazy Bowlegged Chinese (fragment)
My mama told me to put him to bed,
Put him to bed, put him to bed,
My mama told me to put him to bed,
That crazy bowlegged Chinese.
(Spoken) I put him to bed and he cut off his head,
That crazy bowlegged Chinese.
My mam told me to bury him deep,
Bury him deep, bury him deep,
My mama told me to bury him deep,
That crazy bowlegged Chinese.
(Spoken) I buried him deep, and he stuck out his feet,
That crazy bowlegged Chinese.
My mama told me to cut off his feet,
Cut off his feet, cut off his feet,
My mama told me to cut off his feet,
That crazy bowlegged Chinese.
I cut off his feet, and I fried 'em for meat (Spoken)
That crazy bowlegged Chinese.
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