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Thread #36781 Message #2038227
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
28-Apr-07 - 05:10 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Rolling to Cairo Town / Roustabout Song
Subject: RE: Rolling to Cairo Town/Background
Old fiddle tune, often called "Black Them Boots." Related to Liza Jane. See versions in Bluegrass Messengers: http://www.bluegrassmessengers.com/master/blackthemboots.html Black Them Boots Verses 2 and 4 of the Bustin version, as well as some of the other lines, often appear in other versions.