I fear this may be an impossible task. My husband, Stuart, died in September 2018 from dementia. We had started composing his songbook, and had identified 125 songs by Christmas that year. We have had some copies printed for family, but it has now expanded with more songs, and some technical information about the types of music he sang.

He often sang blues and prison songs from the Delta, and now the big question...

I have memories of him singing a prison holler (?) which was in the format of one line.. .and then 'ah well' as the response.
I suspect there are several songs fitting this pattern, but would appreciate any help finding them.