751. Oh! I Had a Good Woman

751. Oh ! I Had a Good Woman

'Ohl I Had a Good Woman.' Sung by K. W. Litaker, Trinity College, Dur-
ham, December 5, 1919; ms score and record. Note on score states: "Sung
in cotton fields in Cabarrus county within the last two years." Negro frag-
ment. Cf. ANFS 315; also JAFL xtiv 28, No. 26. With the exception of
the final cadence, the whole consists of a twice repeated measure.

F-650

 Oh!

 had good worn - an, Oh! I had a good wom - an,
And the fool laid down and died.

Scale: Irrational (4,5,6), plagal. Tonal Center: f. Structure: aaa^ (1,1,2).
Every phrase cadences on I.