The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #132967   Message #3011876
Posted By: Joe Offer
20-Oct-10 - 07:41 PM
Thread Name: Origins/Lyr: Green Corn
Subject: ADD Version: Green Corn
Here's one version from the Max Hunter Collection, same tune that Louise has.

GREEN CORN

VERSE 1
Green corn, green corn
Growin' in th garden
Green corn, green corn
Growin' in th garden
Green corn, green corn
Growin' in th garden
Down in Dooley Bend

VERSE 2
Ole man Tatum
Buried the geese alive
Ole man Tatum
Buried the geese alive
Ole man Tatum
Buried the geese alive
Down in Dooley Bend

VERSE 3
Ole man Tatum
Sewed up th hogs eyes
Ole man Tatum
Sewed up th hogs eyes
Ole man Tatum
Sewed up th hogs eyes
Down in Dooley Bend

This is a song that Mr. Carl Withers who used the pen name of James West, learned while he lived in Wheatland, Missouri. He was doing some research for a book he was writing titled; Plainville U.S.A. This is supposed to be a true story and ole man Tatum's wife to have later chopped the leg off of a neighbors cow. Mr. Tatum was supposed to have been a circuit ridin' preacher. Carl was in Fayetteville, Arkansas visiting Vance Randolph when he sang for me.