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HOODLING SONG Sung by: James Clifton Ferrell Recorded in Memphis, TN 6/30/63 Click here to listen to the original recording (Dr. Wolf: "What is hoodling?" Mr. Ferrell: "That's it, hoodling (demonstrates 'Possum in a pawpaw patch, picking up pawpaws and putting them in his pocket.')." Dr. Wolf: "That's hoodling, is it?" Mr. Ferrell: "Yeah, that's hoodling too, I guess. That's hoodling too.") Had an old hat, Had an old crown, 'Long come a puff of wind And blowed it up and down. Chorus: Eep, aap, eeng-ang-yeep, Eeng, ang, yup, Eeng ang yeep. . . . Hoodle for a nickel, Hoodle for a dime, Give me half a dollar, Hoodle all the time. (Chorus) Met an old man, Very much deef, Give me a half a dollar, For singing old leaf. (Chorus) |
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