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Link to Library of Congress recording, recorded by John Lomax and performed by Vera Hall in 1964. This version was transcribed and stored in the American Folk Song Collection.
In the book An Alabama Songbook, Ballads, Folksongs, and Spirituals Collected by Byron Arnold, Byron Arnold transcribed a 1947 recording - again it was performed by Vera Hall.
Another version, again collected from Vera Hall (Ward), in Negro Songs From Alabama, collected by Harold Courlander.
Vera Hall was an American folk singer who was recorded by many musicologists, including John Lomax, Byron Arnold, and many others. Wikipedia article about her life.
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