From http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/folkways/FW03840.pdf album -St John's Island, South Carolina: It's People And Songs This song was collected during field work in 1970 that was conducted by City College, New York professor Henrietta Yurchenco and her students. Lyrics & Performance (as quoted from that website] Side 1 Band 1 – Old Lady From Booster A line game. The players stand with their feet slightly apart. Throughout this game, both feet tap out the following pattern: left, right, left, right, right moving slightly to the right on the last tap. The last tap then becomes the first tap of the second pattern, thus, line 5 has the right, left, right, left left moving slightly to the left on the last tap. Continue the foot patterns to the rhythm of the song until the end. Place hands on the different parts of the body mentioned in the song. Old lady comes from Brewster Had to hens and a rooster The rooster died, the old lady cried She couldn't get eggs like she used to. Oh ma, you look so Oh, pa, you look so Well, who's been here since I been gone Two little boys with their blue caps on. Hang them on a hickory stick Ranky tanky, button my shoes. ranky tanky Bufflalo boy gonna buy me a bag. Pain in my head, ranky tanky Pain in my shoulder Pain in my hands Pain in my thighs Pain in my knees Pain in my legs Pain in my foot Pain all over me Pain all over me.
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