“Buckeye Jim”
Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1947
Found in: US(Ap)
Description
"Way up yonder above the sky, A bluebird lived in a jaybird's eye. Buckeye Jim, you can't go, Go weave and spin, you can't go, Buckeye Jim." Vignettes of the lives of odd creatures in odd places
Cross references
- cf. "Limber Jim"
- cf. "Jaybird Died With the Whooping Cough" (floating lyrics)
References
- Lomax-FSUSA 1, "Buckeye Jim" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Silber-FSWB, p. 388, "Buckeye Jim" (1 text)
- DT, BUCKEYJM* BUCKEYE2*
- Roud #10059
- BI, LxU001
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