490
Rain Come Wet Mk
Tills Nesjro sons? is known also in Virginia (JAFL xxviii iSo).
'Kaiii Coino Wet Me.' Reported as a nursery rhyme, vvitli the music,
by Minnie Stamps (later Mrs. Gosney) of Wake county.
Rain conic wet nic.
Sun come dry ine.
Stand l)ack. white man,
Don't come a-nigh me.
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490
Rain Come Wet Me
'Rain, Come Wet Me.' Sung by Miss Minnie Stamps, of Wake county.
No date given. Cf. AFSCh 67; OFS 11 343; also I 203.
Rain wet me;
Rain dry
Stand back white
man: Don't come nigh
Scale: Pentachordal, plagal. Tonal Center: g. Structure: mmn (2,2,4)
= miniature barform. Circular tune (V).