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Thread #54404   Message #843365
Posted By: GUEST,Q
08-Dec-02 - 01:09 AM
Thread Name: Steamboat coonjine songs
Subject: RE: Steamboat coonjine songs
Collected in 1909, from American Negro Folk Songs, Newman L. White, p. 345.
O where were you when the steamer went down, Captain? (3 times)
I was with my honey in the heart of town..

Often associated with Alabama Bound verses. Later worked into songs about the Titanic going down.