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WHEN CAIRO BURNED DOWN Sung by: Mrs. Grace Hastings Recorded in Memphis, TN 8/19/60 Click here to listen to the original recording Poor fellow was sleeping so sound, While the fire surround his body, And the city of Cairo burnt down. (Dr. Wolf: "Mrs. Hastings learned this last fragment of a song from her father, who worked on the river.") |
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All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas Back to the Song Index Back to the Wolf Collection Homepage ©Copyright 2002 Lyon College |