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| Theme code Index | 1234 3332 |
| Also known as | Raccoon on a Rail |
| Composer/Core Source | Biography:Lonnie Ellis |
| Region | United States |
| Genre/Style | Old-Time |
| Meter/Rhythm | Reel (single/double) |
| Key/Tonic of | G |
| Accidental | 1 sharp |
| Mode | Ionian (Major) |
| Time signature | 2/4 |
| History | USA(Deep South) |
| Structure | AABB' |
| Editor/Compiler | Biography:Sara Lee Johnson |
| Book/Manuscript title | Book:The Kitchen Musician: Occasional Collection of Old-Timey Fiddle Tunes for Hammer Dulcimer Fiddle etc. |
| Tune and/or Page number | p. 14 |
| Year of publication/Date of MS | 1982 |
| Artist | Biography:Mississippi Possum Hunters |
| Title of recording | Possum on a Rail |
| Record label/Catalogue nr. | Victor 23595 (78 RPM) |
| Year recorded | 1930 |
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| Score () | |
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