781. Hullabaloo Balay
'Hullabaloo Balay.' Sung by Thomas Leary, Olin, Iredell county, August 24, 1939- There is a game-song with the title 'Hullabaloo Balay,' which has no connection with our song. Cf. HOSFG 6.
F-680
Me mith - er ran the board - in' house, Hul - la - ba-loo, be-
lay; Hul - la - ba - loo, ba - la, be - lay. Me fa - ther
ran the hoard - in' house, Hul - la - ha - loo, be - lay.
For melodic relationship cf. ***BISB 138-9; *OFS 11 59, No. 140.
Scale: Irrational (2,6). Tonal Center: c(m). Structure: abb^ac (2,2,2,2,2) = aa^ (6,4). The tonal center is the lowest tone.