My father gave me a great big farm, With a pretty little house and a great big barn,

voice; guitarsCollected by Eula Worley Sung by Dillard Reeves Huntsville, Arkansas August 6, 1959 and Vada Reeves For Mary Celestia Parler Transcribed by Eula Worley and Vada Reeves Reel 293, Item 13 I Traded Out My father gave me a great big farm, With a pretty little house and a great big barn, Mingle-go-madam, jack-straw straddlin, Little bitty baboon under the broom. I worked on this farm 'till I was tired And I thought to my life that I would starve, Mingle-go-madam, jack-straw straddlin, Little bitty baboon under the broom. I traded my farm for an old mule, And I went riding like a dad-gum fool, Mingle-go-madam, jack-straw straddlin, Little bitty baboon under the broom. I traded my mule for a cow, Thought I'd milk 'til I learned how, Mingle-go-madam, jack-straw straddlin, Little bitty baboon under the broom. I traded my cow for a calf, And in that bargain I lost half, Mingle-go-madam, jack-straw straddlin, Little bitty baboon under the broom. I traded my calf for a goat, The dad-gum thing eat up my rope, Mingle-go-madam, jack-straw straddlin, Little bitty baboon under the broom. I traded my goat for a goose, And the dad-gum thing went straight to roost, Mingle-go-madam, jack-straw straddlin, Little bitty baboon under the broom. I traded my goose for a cat, The dad-gum thing would never catch a rat, (Cont'd)I Traded Out Reel 293, Item 13 Continued Mingle-go-madam, jack-straw straddlin, Little bitty baboon tinder the broom. I traded my cat for a mole, And the dad-gum thing went straight to its hole, Mingle-go-madam, jack-straw straddlin, Little bitty baboon under the broom.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation