The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

SOMETIMES I THINK MY WOMAN,
SHE TOO SWEET TO DIE;
DEN SOMETIMES I THINK SHE
OUGHT TO BE BURIED ALIVE.

Submitter comment: SHE USED TO HEAR HER HUSBAND SING THIS
WHEN HE SEEMED TO BE UPSET.
GOTTEN FROM MY GRANDMOTHER WHILE
SHE VISTED

Data entry tech comment: ( COLLECTOR THINKS THIS
DEFINITELY HAS RELIGIOUS
OVERTONES)

Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED

Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR