A Poor Orphan Left Alone

Title

A Poor Orphan Left Alone

Digital Object

Performer

Jackson, Aunt Molly

Date Recorded

1939-27-05

AFS Number

2580A

AFC Collection

AFC 1939/012

AFC Collection Name

Alan Lomax recordings of Aunt Molly Jackson

AFC Catalog Record

Editor Note

Identified on AFS card as ""Sadly Blows the Weeping Willow."" Molly says the song would be sung at funeral services.

Genre

lyric song

Instrumentation

vocal

State

New York

County

New York

Town

New York (Ny.)

Citation

“A Poor Orphan Left Alone,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed March 29, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/1435.