The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #7952   Message #2458711
Posted By: GUEST,leeneia
06-Oct-08 - 05:04 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Bring Me Little Water Sylvie (Leadbelly)
Subject: RE: Bring me little water sylvie
The jail idea probably came from a verse which I believe Belafonte sang:

Sylvie bring me coffee
Sylvie bring me tea.
Sylvie bring me every damn thing
but she never bring the jailhouse key.