Note: Identifed as "Monologue" on AFS card, this is a toast riffing off each letter of the alphabet. Introduced by the reciter as "this is the alphabet of the Parchman Penitentiary."
Technical Note: A4 is the same performance as A3 but speed-corrected; the audio of the latter is included here.
About the session: John Lomax's second recording trip made to Parchman Farm.
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