Help: song origin

Subject: song origin
From: GUEST,rteach
Date: 22 Apr 00 - 04:33 PM

Does anyone know the origin of the "Motheless Child" variant- "Sometimes I Feel Like a Moanin' Dove

Subject: RE: Help: song origin
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 23 Apr 00 - 04:10 PM

refresh.

I've certainly heard many versions of "Moanin Dove", but never thought of it as a CLOSE relative of "Motherless Child". I'll let the experts on black music take over here.

Rick