490. Rain Come Wet Me

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).