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Lighter Origin: Saint James Infirmary Blues (289* d) RE: Origin: Saint James Infirmary Blues 20 Nov 17

Thorp presents a peculiar problem. He explains in 1921 that he "first heard it sung" in Nebraska in 1886. That's presumably true, but the text he prints in 1921 comes from Lomax 1910.

Thorp's 1908 text - which may or may not be the one he heard in 1886 - is very different.

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