The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #102572   Message #2080504
Posted By: GUEST
18-Jun-07 - 08:26 PM
Thread Name: Favorite Traditional Blues Songs
Subject: RE: Favorite Traditional Blues Song
The Wynwood Music copyright is a typical copyright of PD material.

Here are Lampe's 1900 lyrics:

My Creole belle, I love her well,
Around my heart she cast a spell
When stars do shine
I call her mine
My dusky baby, my Creole Belle.

Here are Hurt's:

My Creole Belle, I love her well
My darling baby, my Creole Belle
When the stars shine, I'll call her mine
My darling baby, my Creole Belle.

Since the lyrics, melody and chords are the same, Hurt does not have a copyright on the song. He has only an arrangement but no lyrics.

If you want to look at Lampe's original at American Memory the lyrics are on the last page in small print.

Richie