Mudcat Café message #1362036

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Thread #48573 Message #1362036
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
20-Dec-04 - 11:04 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Bull Dog, Don't Bite Me! (chantey)
Subject: Lyr Add: BULLDOGS A-BARKIN'

Found this in Slave Narratives, American Memory. A holler song, sung to kids??

BULLDOGS A-BARKIN'

Bulldogs a-barkin',
Howl! Howl!
Bulldogs a-barkin',
Howl! Howl!
Bulldogs a-barkin',
Howl! Howl!

Ah - oodle - oodle - ou, (2x)
Ah - ou - ah - ou,
Ah - oodle - ou
Ah - ou - ah - ou,
Ah - oodle - - oodle - ou.

1937, from Hector Smith, ex-slave, Marion Co., SC. "I used to holler a heap in late years but after I lay it down, all dat leave me."
No more information. Anyone?

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