Been to the East Been to the West

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Theme code Index	53 53 53 21
Also known as	Great Big Yam Potatoes
Composer/Core Source
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
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Stacy Phillips
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	p. 29
Year of publication/Date of MS	1994
Artist	Biography:Leake County Revelers
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.	olumbia 15318 (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1928
Media
Score ()

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BEEN TO THE EAST, BEEN TO THE WEST. AKA and see "Great Big Yam Potatoes." Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Phillips): AABB (Kuntz, Songer). A similar tune is "Goin' to Chattanooga," in the 'A' part. The original is from the Leake County Revellers, recorded on a 78 RPM in 1928.

Well, I've been to the east and I've been to the west,
And I've been to Alabama;
Prettiest girl I ever did see,
And her name was Susianna.

Hawk said, "I'll find me something for to eat,
Gonna 'light on the yellowhammer."

Printed sources: Kuntz, Private Collection. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 29. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 26.

Sources for notated versions in print: Liz Slade (Yorktown, New York) [Kuntz]; Mary Lea [Phillips].

Recorded sources: Columbia 15318 (78 RPM), Leake County Revelers (1928). Varrick VR -038, Yankee Ingenuity - "Heatin' Up the Hall" (1989).

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