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Description Folk Song, "Cotton-Eyed Joe"
Date
Source The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip, the LOC audio collection - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lohtml/lohome.html ([hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afcss39.3802b1 direct link to file])
Author Elmo Newcomer (performer)
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Media of the day This file was selected as the media of the day for 31 March 2010. It was captioned as follows:
English: Traditional folk song Cotton-Eyed Joe, in a 1939 recording.
Other languages
Čeština: Tradiční americká lidová píseň Cotton-Eyed Joe v nahrávce z roku 1939
English: Traditional folk song Cotton-Eyed Joe, in a 1939 recording.
Italiano: Cotton-Eyed Joe, canzone tradizionale folk, in una registrazione del 1939.
Қазақша: Дәстүрлі халық әні Cotton-Eyed Joe, 1939 жылғы жазылымы.
Македонски: Американската народна песна „Cotton-Eyed Joe“ („Белоокиот Џо“), на снимка од 1939 г.
Norsk nynorsk: Den amerikanske folkesongen Cotton-Eyed Joe i eit opptak frå 1939.
Polski: Tradycyjna piosenka amerykańska Cotton-Eyed Joe w nagraniu z 1939 roku
Sicilianu: Cotton-Eyed Joe, canzuna tradizziunali folk, nta na riggistrazzioni dô 1939.
中文(繁體):美國傳統民謠作品《棉花眼的喬》,1939年錄製

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