“Pretty Boy Floyd”

Description

"Come gather 'round me children, a story I will tell, About Pretty Boy Floyd, the outlaw; Oklahoma knew him well." The singer tells how Floyd turned outlaw when a deputy attacked his wife, and describes Floyd's many charities

Recordings

  • Woody Guthrie, "Pretty Boy Floyd" (on Struggle2)
  • Pete Seeger, "Pretty Boy Floyd" (on PeteSeeger19) (on PeteSeeger41)

References

  1. Lomax-FSNA 227, "Pretty Boy Floyd" (1 text, 1 tune)
  2. Greenway-AFP, pp. 296-297, "Pretty Boy Floyd" (1 text, 1 tune)
  3. DT, BOYFLOYD*
  4. Roud #11504
  5. BI, LoF227

About

Author: Woody Guthrie
Earliest date: 1940 (recording, Woody Guthrie)
Found in: US