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I’d Druther Be A *Black Man Than A Poor White Man
Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Oklahmoma.
ARTIST: Thede (The Fiddle Book), 1967; pg. 62.
CATEGORY: Fiddle and Instrumental Tunes DATE: Early 1900’s
RECORDING INFO: Collins, Earl. That's Earl, Briar BR-4204, LP (1975), cut# 9; OTHER NAMES: “Druther Be A Black Man” "*Black Man Take a Dram," "I'm An Old *Black Man And I Will Take A Dram."
SOURCES: Thede (The Fiddle Book), 1967; pg. 62.
NOTES: E Major. BEBE or DDAD. AABB. Learned in Davis, Indian Territory.
The poor white man, the poor white man,
Livin' up north in a cold white land;
Never seen a banjo or heard a *black band,
I druther be a *black man than a poor white man.
The poor white man, the poor white man,
Never seen a possum or a possum in the pan;
Never had a chicken or a razor in his hand,
I druther be a *black man than a poor white man.
*edited for racial language
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