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Thread #95738 Message #1865441
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
22-Oct-06 - 12:59 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Whoa, I Tell You (W. S. Hays, 1879)
Subject: RE: origin: Hold onto the Sleigh
There may be several "Whoa, Mule!" of carters' and African-American origin. Perrow and others have fragments or verses and it would be difficult to tell if they are of common or independent origin. 5793: Whoa Mule
Stewie and Jim Dixon posted Uncle Dave Macon's version of "Hold on to the Sleigh" Sept. 9, 2003, in thread 31041 (Dave Macon lyrics). It makes a nice contrast? comparison? with the Will Hays original. Nice find! Macon