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Date recorded: October 6, 1961
Contributor(s): Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
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Genre: dance song
Culture: African American, Southern U.S.
Setting: Alan Lomax's apartment, 3rd Street
Location: New York City, New York, United States
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T979
Track Number: 1
Archive ID: T979R01
Note: Text: "If you're going to steal at all …/ Steal my man and I'll steal yours … / You step back and pop your dress …" This dance song is similar to Lil Liza Jane, one of the oldest attested slavery songs from the pre-Civil war era (see track T979. 35).
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Belongs to: New York City 10/61
About the session: The tenth of 21 recording sessions with Bessie Jones.
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