“Wakes in the Morning”
Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1941 (recorded from Edith Perrin)
Found in: West Indies
Description
"Mommy wakes in the morning, Mommy wakes in the pukkah, Hee-ho, coffee cannot please her." Similarly, "Johnny wakes in the morning," etc.
Recordings
- Edith Perrin, "Wakes in the Morning" [excerpt?] (on USWarnerColl01)
References
- Roud #16396
- BI, RcWitMo
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