Annotation:Big Footed Nigger (2)

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BIG FOOTED NIGGER [2]. Old-Time, Breakdown. Related to "Streak o' Lean Streak o' Fat," "Hell Broke Loose in Georgia (1)," as recorded by the Skillet Lickers. Fiddlin' John Carson (north Georgia) recorded "Big Footed N....r [2]" on a 78 RPM, and it was also in the repertoire of Clyde and John Troxell under this title. See also Howdy Forrester's cognate "Possum up a Gum Stump (2)."

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