Pete Seeger sang this in his 1963 "We Shall Overcome" Carnegie Hall concert. Anybody know where the song comes from? I take it that it's a play party song, but it doesn't come up in the usual indexes.

[THE RING ON MY FINGER IS] JOHNNY GIVE ME

The ring on my finger is Johnny give me.
The ring on my finger is Johnny give me.
The ring on my finger is Johnny give me.
Johnny alone until morning.

The shoes that I wear they are Johnny give me.
The shoes that I wear they are Johnny give me.
The shoes that I wear they are Johnny give me.
Johnny alone until morning.

The dress that I wear is Johnny give me.
The dress that I wear is Johnny give me.
The dress that I wear it is Johnny give me.
Johnny alone until morning.

Johnny says that he loves me but I do not believe,
Johnny says that he loves me but I do not believe,
Johnny says that he loves me but I do not believe,
Johnny alone until morning.

The ring on my finger is Johnny give me.
The ring on my finger is Johnny give me.
The ring on my finger is Johnny give me.
Johnny alone until morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itaUvVCDABc. Pete says it was collected by Roger Abrahams, "found on this little island." I'm guessing it was a Georgia Sea Island song.

Johnny alone until morning could be (Johnny I'll own until morning), but I highly doubt it.

ROGER D. ABRAHAMS (1933-2017) was the Hum Rosen Professor of Folklore and Folklife at the University of Pennsylvania, president of the American Folklore Society, and the author of many books, monographs, and articles on African American, Creole, Caribbean, and American culture.