A Song from The American Songbag by Carl Sandburg

[LincolnMan]

Well, I think we need another tune from The American Songbag to lighten our day. This number is called: Hoosen Johnny.

The books says this about the song (in part):

Lawyers sat around the wood stoves of the taverns and hotels of the Eighth Circuit in Illinois and sang this on many a winter night. Lincoln heard it often. It was a favorite of his singing friend with the banjo, Ward Hill Lamon...

Hoosen Johnny

De little black bull kem down the medder,
Hoosen Johnny, Hoosen Johnny.
De little black bull kem down the medder,
Long time ago.

Chorus:

Long time ago, long time ago,
De little black bull kem down de medder,
Long time ago.


There are six additional stanzas given in the book. Sounds like a fun tune!