Parchman Farm 4/36

April 13, 1936 to April 17, 1936
Parchman, Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States

John Lomax's second recording trip made to Parchman Farm.

I'm Working My Way Back Home

Can't Pick Cotton, Can't Pull Corn

Them Long Hot Summer Days

If You White Folks Wanna Learn to Play Poker

Rosie

I'm In Trouble

Midnight Special

John Henry

Calling trains (#1)

Calling trains (#2)

Lining track

The Badman (Pretty Sadie)

Levee camp holler

I Got My Pistol

I'll Pack My Suitcase

Stewball

Written Down My Name On High

I Was Setting On My Western Wagon

Oh You Can Slip Your Collar

Oh Come Here, Dog, And Get Your Bone

Got His Eyes On You

Rosie

Milk Cow Blues

Hooking Cow Blues

Howling Wolf Blues

Unidentified blues

Mobile Bay

Golden Circle Around the Sun

I Won't Be Uneasy 'Bout My Dyin'

Mobile Bay

It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad

There Was A Man

Oh Lord Gal, I Got A Lifetime Sentence

I've Been Working for Mister Charley

Just A Few Days Longer

They've Taken My Lord Away

It's A-Leaking In This Old Building

Outshine the Sun

He's A Dying Bed-Maker

I Shall Not Be Moved

Prayer

I'm In His Care

Lord Have Mercy When I Come to Die

I'm Troubled All About My Soul

Captain George Got the Record

Midnight Special

When I Went to Leland

Captain George

I'm Gonna Wake Up In the Mornin'

Oh Now Lord, Don't You Leave Me

Sermon

Everybody Got to Reap What You Sow

Got No Traveling Shoes

Be Ready When He Comes

Roxie

Shepherd, Shepherd, Where Did You Leave Your Lamb?

Milk Cow Blues

When I Lay My Burden Down

Trouble In My Home

Hallelu

Field hollers

Po' Lazarus

I Am A Pilgrim and A Stranger

French Blues

Red River Blues

Unidentified blues

High-Rolling Sergeant

Stagolee

Hear the Lamb A-Bleatin’, ’Way Round The Mountain

Rosie

Po' Lazarus

I'm A Stranger

I'm Gonna Wear that Long White Robe

Rosie

Long Hot Summer Days

Stewball

You're Gonna Need My Help Someday

Po' Girl Long Ways from Home

Some Folks Say the Devil Was Dead

I Got A Man in New Orleans

When It Rains Five Days (Backwater Blues)

How'm I Doing It, Hey Hey

Oh Freedom

So Soon I'll Be At Home

Hand Me Down the Silver Trumpet

Going On Up the Shiny Way

Field hollers

Alphabet toast

Way High Up

Did You Hear About the Water Boy Getting Drowned

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TITLE	DATE
Some Folks Say the Devil Was Dead	04/13/1936
Oh Freedom	04/13/1936
So Soon I'll Be At Home	04/13/1936
Hand Me Down the Silver Trumpet	04/13/1936
Going On Up the Shiny Way	04/13/1936
Field hollers	04/13/1936
Alphabet toast	04/13/1936
Way High Up	04/13/1936
Did You Hear About the Water Boy Getting Drowned	04/13/1936
Mobile Bay	04/13/1936
There Was A Man	04/13/1936
Lord Have Mercy When I Come to Die	04/13/1936
I'm Troubled All About My Soul	04/13/1936
Captain George Got the Record	04/13/1936
Sermon	04/13/1936
Everybody Got to Reap What You Sow	04/13/1936
Got No Traveling Shoes	04/13/1936
Be Ready When He Comes	04/13/1936
Milk Cow Blues	04/13/1936
When I Lay My Burden Down	04/13/1936
Trouble In My Home	04/13/1936
Hallelu	04/13/1936
French Blues	04/13/1936
Red River Blues	04/13/1936
You're Gonna Need My Help Someday	04/13/1936
Po' Girl Long Ways from Home	04/13/1936
How'm I Doing It, Hey Hey	04/13/1936
I Got A Man in New Orleans	04/13/1936
When It Rains Five Days (Backwater Blues)	04/13/1936
Calling trains (#1)	04/14/1936
Calling trains (#2)	04/14/1936
Lining track	04/14/1936
The Badman (Pretty Sadie)	04/14/1936
Levee camp holler	04/14/1936
Rosie	04/14/1936
It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad	04/14/1936
Oh Lord Gal, I Got A Lifetime Sentence	04/14/1936
I've Been Working for Mister Charley	04/14/1936
Just A Few Days Longer	04/14/1936
They've Taken My Lord Away	04/14/1936
It's A-Leaking In This Old Building	04/14/1936
Outshine the Sun	04/14/1936
He's A Dying Bed-Maker	04/14/1936
I'm Gonna Wake Up In the Mornin'	04/14/1936
Oh Now Lord, Don't You Leave Me	04/14/1936
Roxie	04/14/1936
Shepherd, Shepherd, Where Did You Leave Your Lamb?	04/14/1936
Po' Lazarus	04/14/1936
I Am A Pilgrim and A Stranger	04/14/1936
Unidentified blues	04/14/1936
High-Rolling Sergeant	04/14/1936
Hear the Lamb A-Bleatin’, ’Way Round The Mountain	04/14/1936
Rosie	04/14/1936
Po' Lazarus	04/14/1936
I'm A Stranger	04/14/1936
I'm Gonna Wear that Long White Robe	04/14/1936
I'm Working My Way Back Home	04/14/1936
Can't Pick Cotton, Can't Pull Corn	04/14/1936
Them Long Hot Summer Days	04/14/1936
If You White Folks Wanna Learn to Play Poker	04/14/1936
I Shall Not Be Moved	04/15/1936
Prayer	04/15/1936
I'm In His Care	04/15/1936
Field hollers	04/15/1936
Stagolee	04/15/1936
John Henry	04/15/1936
John Henry	04/15/1936
I'm In Trouble	04/15/1936
I Got My Pistol	04/16/1936
I'll Pack My Suitcase	04/16/1936
Stewball	04/16/1936
Written Down My Name On High	04/16/1936
I Was Setting On My Western Wagon	04/16/1936
Oh You Can Slip Your Collar	04/16/1936
Oh Come Here, Dog, And Get Your Bone	04/16/1936