Just a quick note on Charley Noble's post:

See the "Jim Along Josie" Thread also.

Yaller Gal with a Josey On, The
Baltimore: F. D. Benteen, 1849.
As sung by Nightingale Ethiopian Serenaders

I see'd a dashing yaller gal,
One day upon the levee,
Her form was round her step was light
But wa'nt her bustle heavy!

She cast a tender glance on me,
And my heart was gone Oh!
She was the taring yaller gal,
That had a josey on,

Chorus: Oh yes, we all remember her
She used to hoe the corn,
She's the dashing yaller gal
That had a Josey on.

This might be where the expression "Pretty little gal with a josey on" comes from.

Also a Josie might be a slang for "a Joseph" which was a woman's riding cloak.

Interesting that this is mixed with "Hog-eye" lyrics.

-Richie