710. My Hair Was Black as Ribbon
'My Hair Was Black as Ribbon.' Sung by Mrs. Minnie Lee, Alliance, Pamlico
county, 1927, and recorded with the co-operation of Julian P. Boyd. Not all
the words could be understood.
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My hair was black as rib - bon, My eyes were spark - ling blue
Scale : Mode III, plagal. Tonal Center : c. Structure : abcdbc1 (2,2,4,2,2,4)
= abcb^ (4,4,4,4) ; the endings of a and c are alike.