465
There Was a W'atermeeon
From Miss Eura Mangum, Durham, in 1922-25; with recording. Dr.
White notes : "Looks like a modern vaudeville ca. 1900-1910."
There was a watermelon
A-growing in the garden.
And in the garden wall there was a hole.
A skinny little nigger
Said if he's a little bigger.
He'd climb over the garden wall.
He'd sneak tip like a rabbit,
And then he'd grab it.
And ther'd be no watermelon there at all.
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465. There Was a Watermelon
'There Was a Watermelon.' Sung by Miss Eura Mangum, Durham, 1922-
25. This belongs to the same class as the previous song, both with the
unmistakable character of such songs.
F-430
There was a wa - ter - mel - on
grow-ing in the
shad - ow, And in the gar - den wall there washole.
And skin - ny lit - tie nig - ger Said if he's a
lit - tie big - ger, He'd climb o'er the gar - den wall.
He'd- sneak up like a rab - bit, And then he'd grab it,
And ther'd be no wa - ter - mel - on there at all.
Scale: Heptachordal. Tonal Center: d. Structure: aba^ca^d (2,2,2,2,2,2)
z=z aa^a^ (4,4,4). The tonal center is the lowest tone.