Thanks Masato and all, that's what I was looking for. Thanks Stewie for the info about the other two, nothing I need to pursue.

Do you think Handy wrote it or just collected it, arranged it and gave it new life? Here is Mississippi John Hurt's version.

Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor: Mississippi John Hurt

Make me a *pallet on your floor
Make me a pallet on your floor
Make it soft, make it low,
so my good gal will never know
Make me a pallet on your floor

I'd be more than satisfied,
if I could reach that train and ride
If I reach Atlanta with no place to go,
Make me a pallet on your floor

Gonna give everybody my regards,
even if I have to ride the rods
If I reach Atlanta with no place to go,
make me pallet on your floor

*Pallet, a straw-filled tick or mattress or a small, hard, or temporary bed.

Notes: From Harry's Blues On-line