Richie,

All I can say is, WOW. Thanks for the tremendous resource list.

I checked out the Lomax reference. Their "Old Bill" is from Sandburg. But they give a second version sent by a William E. Bolin from New York City.

Oh, I was hungry from head to foot, / feet? BC
Dis mornin', dis ebenin',
Oh, I was hungry from head to foot,
Dis mornin', dis ebenin',
Oh, I was hungry from head to foot,
And I went to a place to get something to eat,
Dis mornin', dis ebenin', so soon.

I bought me a doughnut and licked off the grease...
And gave the waiter a five-cent piece...

He looked at the nickel and he looked at me...
And he said, 'Tain't good, and you can't fool me...

Dar's a hole in the middle, and it goes straight through...
Says I, Dar's a hole in the doughnut, too...

I met a man a-walking on de track...
And he had a banjo strapped on his back...

He stubbed his toe, and down he fell...
And he smashed the banjo all to hell...

(Ouch! hurts the banjo picker in me - Bob)

Carolina Tar Heels as recorded by Dock Walsh and group on Folk Legacy records FSA-24:

THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING, RIGHT NOW

Well,an old hen a-settin' in a chimney jamb
This morning, this morning,
Old hen a-settin' in a chimney jamb
This evening, this evening,
Old hena-settin' in a chimney jamb,
There's plenty in the hot place -- look out, Dock,
This morning, this evening, right now.

Well, there ain't no use in me workin' so hard...
I've got a gal in the white man's yard...

Well, she brought me eggs and she brought me ham...
She stole me a chicken -- oh! oh! -- there you done it...

Well, you oughta been livin' and you oughta been dead...
You oughta had a pistol hole shot through your head...

Well, I had an old mule and he wouldn't gee...
Well, I hit him in the head with a singletree...

Later if I get time I will add the Carolina Tar Heels 1927 original of this, if there are any text variances. - Bob