671. Mississippi Lawyer
'Mississippi Lawyer.' Sung by Miss Jewell Robbins, in Durham, 1921. The title is that given in the catalogue. It takes a Philadelphia lawyer to unearth the fact that this individual is no lawyer at all but a Mississippi sawyer! Cf. Ford 183-4, who calls it "one of the rare old tunes of American fiddle lore." There is no text given anywhere besides the remark : "Jog — no
words." For a similar beginning cf. J. S. Bach Cantata No. 208.
F-570
For melodic relationship cf. **Ford 32.
Scale : Heptachordal, plagal. Tonal Center : e-flat. Structure : aa1bcdedc (2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2); d is related to b. Over-all form: abcc1 (4,4,4,4) = nmml = inverted barform.