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Thread #52717 Message #3196890
Posted By: Gibb Sahib
27-Jul-11 - 06:57 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Johnny Come Down to Hilo
Subject: RE: Origin: Johnny Come Down to Hilo
1924 Colcord, Joanna C. _Roll and Go_. London: Heath Cranton.
I don't have the full version of Colcord's text with me, and my only question is where she says she got her version from.
In any case, the verse she gives -- both text and music -- can be seen as absolutely identical to Terry's. She makes reference to Bullen in the introductory notes.
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1934 Lomax, John A. and Alan Lomax. _American Ballads and Folk Songs_. New York: Macmillan.
This simply contained a reprint of Colcord's presentation (i.e. Terry's).