Yeah, Joe, I copied the song directly without corrections. The 'Father Abraams' spelling appears in one of Lomax' recordings, but of course it is a mistake here.

The song "Where Are You, Three Hundred Dollars," was popular on the minstrel circuit. Sheet music, 1863, but possibly earlier. I believe that this is the song referred to in the "Patchwork Song" not '300,000...'.

There is another of these collections, in addition to the two above, but I haven't re-found it yet. A good way to get an idea of the songs that were actually popular at the time these were put together.