The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #163413   Message #3901779
Posted By: Richie
25-Jan-18 - 04:52 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Seventeen Come Sunday/Waukrife Mammy
Subject: RE: Origins: Seventeen Come Sunday/Waukrife Mammy
Hi Steve,

"Coffee grows" appears to be a stanza attached to Pretty Little Pink and is used in the play-party song "Four in the middle." It's also found in "Fly Around" and is a floating play-party stanza. A number of play-party songs use the "Coffee Grows" title.

I'm not aware of it being found in the UK, but I'm not sure of its origin. Seems to be late 1800s in the US south and mid-west.

Richie