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Thread #21086   Message #3903174
Posted By: GUEST,Joseph Scott
01-Feb-18 - 06:31 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Hesitation Blues
Subject: RE: Origins: Hesitation Blues
This, printed in a 1920 North Dakota newspaper, is similar to part of "Curly Headed Woman":

"I'm in the county jail--leanin' 'gainst the wall
And an ice cream soda was the cause of it all
Oh tell me how long...."