For enthusiasts of early banjo
Charleston Gals
From Slave Songs of the United State - 1867. Found it after learning a tune of the same name out of the 1868 Buckley book. Little bits of it are the same. There's a video of Tim Twiss playing a setting out of the Stewart Book.
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Comment by Strumelia on August 12, 2012 at 12:35pm
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Ian, can you give us any more of the lyric verses? Seems like a fun song! I have a frog limberjack that would dance pretty well to this, too. :)
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Comment by Ian Bell on August 12, 2012 at 2:26pm
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I think it was a pretty funny song. Judging from the recycled lines in verse 2 he might be dancing with one of the "Buffalo Gals". This book is available as a PDF online somewhere - I can't actually remember. Try googling the title.
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It appears the lyrics are complete in the .jpg you posted. Seems like three verses and a chorus, though the first two verses have very slight timing variations, apparently tailored to the words. Easy enough to follow. :)
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