Down In Dooley Bend

Cat. #0571 (MFH #153) - As sung by Mr. Carl Withers, Fayetteville, Arkansas on November 26, 1960

VERSE 1
Green corn, green corn
Growin' in th garden
Green corn, green corn
Growin' in th garden
Green corn, green corn
Growin' in th garden
Down in Dooley Bend

VERSE 2
Ole man Tatum
Buried the geese alive
Ole man Tatum
Buried the geese alive
Ole man Tatum
Buried the geese alive
Down in Dooley Bend

VERSE 3
Ole man Tatum
Sewed up th hogs eyes
Ole man Tatum
Sewed up th hogs eyes
Ole man Tatum
Sewed up th hogs eyes
Down in Dooley Bend

This is a song that Mr. Carl Withers who used the pen name of James West, learned while he lived in Wheatland, Missouri. He was doing some research for a book he was writing titled; Plainville U.S.A. This is supposed to be a true story and ole man Tatum's wife to have later chopped the leg off of a neighbors cow. Mr. Tatum was supposed to have been a circuit ridin' preacher. Carl was in Fayetteville, Arkansas visiting Vance Randolph when he sang for me.