690. Goodbye, John
'Goodbye John.' Sung by Miss Laura M. Cromartie, Garland, Sampson county. No date given. Beginning is slightly like that of 'Little Brown Jug.'
F-589
Good-bye, John, Don't stay long.
But come back home to your own chick - ie - bid - die,
My — heart
to see you go,
Don't for - get your dar - ling.
Scale: Heptachordal, plagal. Tonal Center: b-flat. Structure: abac (2,2.2,2) = aa1 (4,4). The tonal center in this song is the lowest in frequency. Text and tune do not conform structurally.