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|f_annotation='''SWEET CHILD.''' AKA  "Honey," "The Crawdad Song." American; Reel and song. USA; Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana. A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). One part tune.  These words sung to the tune were collected in Missouri by Marion Thede, who also printed the Louisiana version of the lyrics:  
|f_annotation='''SWEET CHILD.''' AKA  "[[Honey]] (Babe)," "[[Sugar Baby Mine]]." American; Reel and song. USA; Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana. A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). One part tune.  These words sung to the tune were collected in Missouri by Marion Thede, who also printed the Louisiana version of the lyrics:  
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''Standin' on a corner and I meant no harm my honey,''<br>
''Standin' on a corner and I meant no harm my honey,''<br>
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''Just lay me away in alcohol (al ky hol) my sweet child.''<br>
''Just lay me away in alcohol (al ky hol) my sweet child.''<br>
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"The Crawdad Song" is a closely related song/tune.
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|f_printed_sources=Thede ('''The Fiddle Book'''), 1967; pp. 72-73.
|f_printed_sources=Thede ('''The Fiddle Book'''), 1967; pp. 72-73.
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|f_see_also_listing=See Bluegrass Messengers entry for extensive notes on the tune family [http://bluegrassmessengers.com/honey-baby-mine-see-also-sugar-babe.aspx]<br>
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SWEET CHILD. AKA "Honey (Babe)," "Sugar Baby Mine." American; Reel and song. USA; Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana. A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). One part tune. These words sung to the tune were collected in Missouri by Marion Thede, who also printed the Louisiana version of the lyrics:

Standin' on a corner and I meant no harm my honey,
Standin' on a corner and I meant no harm my sweet child;
Standin' on a corner and I meant no harm
A big policeman took me by the arm my sweet child.

Rared and I kicked and I tried to get loose my honey,
Rared and I kicked and I tried to get loose my sweet child;
Rared and I kicked and I tried to get loose,
But he took me off to the calaboose my sweet child.

A little bit cloudy but it ain't a gonna rain my honey,
A little bit cloudy but it ain't a gonna rain my sweet Child;
A little bit cloudy but it ain't a gonna rain,
We'll take a trip on the north bound train my sweet child.

When I die don't bury me a tall my honey,
When I die don't bury me a tall my sweet child;
When I die don't bury me a tall,
Just lay me away in alcohol (al ky hol) my sweet child.

"The Crawdad Song" is a closely related song/tune.


Additional notes



Printed sources : - Thede (The Fiddle Book), 1967; pp. 72-73.



See also listing at :
See Bluegrass Messengers entry for extensive notes on the tune family [1]



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