The Billy Goat Song

Title

The Billy Goat Song

Performer

Howard, James (Blind Jim Howard)

Date Recorded

1937-09-07

AFS Number

1376A1

AFC Collection

AFC 1937/001

Editor Note

The ballad ends with a vamp on "Cumberland Gap"

Genre

Ballad
comic song

State

Kentucky

County

Harlan

Town

Harlan

Citation

“The Billy Goat Song,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed November 8, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/1731.