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Thread #63277   Message #1026432
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
29-Sep-03 - 07:15 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Some Dark Holler
Subject: RE: Origins: Some Dark Holler
In a lot of versions of East Virginia- see thread 35233: East Virginia
Carter Famiy, Doc Watson, etc.

Holler rhymes with foller and dollar, so it appears in "Greenback Dollar" as well.

The second verse of Osborne's version is reminiscent of "In the Pines" (where the sun never shines).