GREEN CORN

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Song Title
GREEN CORN
Writers
Ledbetter, Huddie, Lomax Alan, Lomax John A
Publisher
FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC. (BMI)
Co-Publisher
Non-TRO Affiliate
% Publisher Controls
50%-US/100% WORLD EX US
Territory Controlled
WORLD
Themes/Keywords
Boys, Corn, Green, Jimmy-John, Kids, Papa, Plantation, Standing, Wife
Lyrics
(Intro: Lead Belly tap dance)

CHORUS: Green corn, green corn
Green corn, come along Cholly
Green corn, go and tell Polly
Green corn, green corn.

All I want in this creation
Little bit o’ wife, big plantation
Two little boys to call me papa
One name Sop and one name Gravy

CHORUS: Green corn
Green corn, come along Cholly
Green corn, go and tell Polly
Green corn, come along Cholly
Green corn.

Two little boys call me papa
One name Sop and one name Gravy
One name Sop and one name Gravy
One gonna put up and the other gonna save it (CHORUS)

Stand around, stand around the jimmy-john. (4) (CHORUS)

Wake snake, day’s a breakin’
Peas in the pot and the hoecakes a-bakin’. (CHORUS)

(Alternate Chorus)
Stand around, stand around
Stand around the jimmy-john.

Recordings

Recording Artist Genre Mood Arrangement Era iTunes
Lead Belly Country Blues Cheerful, Happy, Nostalgic Acoustic Guitar, Vocal 1930's Buy >
LEAD BELLY Country Blues Cheerful, Happy, Nostalgic Acoustic Guitar, Vocal 1930's Buy >
THE KENTUCKY COLONELS Country Cheerful, Happy Banjo, Vocal 1960's Buy >
VICTOR JOHNSON Children's Music Cheerful, Child-like, Happy Acoustic Guitar, Vocal 2000's Buy >

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