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Thread #14589 Message #4011473
Posted By: gillymor
01-Oct-19 - 03:32 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Mule Skinner Blues
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mule Skinner Blues
Wikipedia It seems JR borrowed that lyric from the 1928 recording "Tom Dickson Blues" where shine did refer to an African-American.