There was a ma-wa-wan, And I knew him we-we-well

voice; guitarsCollected by Marvin Wallace For Mary C. Parler Transcribed by Frances Majors Sung by Buck Buttery Lincoln, Arkansas August 19, 1958 Reel 281, Item 8 Rattlesnake There was a ma-wa-wan, And I knew him we-we-well; And the story of hi-wi-wim I'm going to te-we-wel. Tum a rattle, tum a rue rye ray. He went to the fee-wee-weeld To no-woe-woe; And a rattle-tum-a- snake Bit him on the toe-woe-woe. Rattle tum a rue rye ray. He layed right dow-wow-wound On the grow-wow-wound; And he shut his eye-eye-eyes, And he looked all row-wow-wound. Tum a rattle, run a rue rye ray. He told his da-wa-wad To go tell Sa-wa-wal That he's a-going to di-i-ie; He knew he sha-wa-wal. Tum a rattle, tum a rue rye ray. His kind old da-wa-wad Went and spread the new-wu-wues; And here cane Sa-wa- wal Without her shu-wu-woes. Tum a rattle, tum a rue rye ray.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation