Note: Jones comments on the ring games, East Coast Line and Here Come Uncle Jesse: "It means the bossman coming across the field in his horse and buggy, and I know just how he feels – sometimes he's worried, sometimes not." She explains the game and comments, "It's beautiful." Setting: Alan Lomax's apartment, 3rd Street
About the session: The fourth of 21 recording sessions with Bessie Jones.
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