Annotation

Dates to the mid-1880's. Collected and published by Lomax in "Cowboy Songs And Other Frontier Ballads".

Annotation last modified on 2011-12-11 20:54 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist and composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:Roud Folk Song Index (number: 257) (order: 153)
later versions:Diamond Joe (Starts "Now there’s a man you’ll hear about")

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1927-03-23My Name Is John JohannaKelly Harrell and the Virginia String Band3:13
Arkansas TravellerWade Ward1:03
State of ArkansasPete Seeger2:07
State Of ArkansasThe Weavers3:21