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Our Singing Country
3 Dodo, ma filie, Crabe dans calalou; Dodo, ma filie, Crabe dans calalou.
3 Sleep, baby mine, Crabs are in the pot; Sleep, baby mine. Crabs are in the pot.
MARY WAS A RED BIRD
c'$. No. 2662. Henry Truvillion, Newton, Texas, 1939, assisted by Ruby Lee Truvillion, 8 years. "An old slavery-time song-, come down through our white folks an* our family to me, Henry Truvillion, Jr., and my little girl, Ruby Lee."
1   Mary wore her red dress, red dress, red dress, Mary wore her red dress
All day long.
2  Mary wore her red hat, red hat, red hat, Mary wore her red hat
All day long.
3   Mary wore her red shoes, etc.
4  Mary wore her red gloves, etc.
5  Mary made a red cake, etc.
6  Where'd you git yo? shoes fum, etc.
7  Got 'em fum de dry goods, etc.
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