Watermelon Vendor
Creator:
Ellabell Singleton (Performer), Herbert Halpert (Recorder)
Description:
Sound recording of a woman imitating the street cries of a Georgia watermelon merchant. The tune uses both snappy lyrics and exaggerated claims to market the product to passersby.
Publisher:
Library of Congress
Contributor:
Bradley Sykes
Rights:
Library of Congress
Format:
wav
Language:
English
Type:
Sound
Source:
Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections, 1937-1942. Accessed via web. The Library of Congress American Memory. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/florida/index.html.
Date:
June 18, 1939
Subject:
African-Americans, vocals, Ethnography, Street Cries, Music, Advertising
Transcription:
Fly 'round, fly 'round young ladies, fly 'round, fly 'round. [inaudible] fly 'round, fly 'round. Watermelons so sweet, don't need no meat. These frog-town people, ain't got no teeth. Fly 'round, fly 'round young ladies, fly 'round, fly 'round. [inaudible] fly 'round, fly 'round.
Duration:
00:32
Bit Rate/Frequency:
352 kbps