Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog
from the American Folklife Center

Devilish Mary / Jesse Stafford [sound recording]

Title

Devilish Mary [sound recording]

Recordist

Lomax, John Avery, 1867-1948

Singer

Stafford, Jesse

Place of Publication/Creation

Crowley, Louisiana

Date Recorded

06-1934

Type of Material

sound recording

Language

English

Form

sound recording

Collection Description

John Lomax Southern States Collection

Creator note

Sung by Jesse Stafford.

First line

I went up into London to spark a fair young lady

Refrain

Come a-fa-la-ling, come-a-ling, come-a-ling

Subject

United States of America --Louisiana --Crowley

AFC Number

AFC 1935/002

AFS Number

AFS 00018 B01

Repository

American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Last Updated: 08-09-2016