Add to ORKGCollected by Mary Celestia Parler Transcribed by Nathaniel Lucy Sung by Hallie Griffin Conway, Arkansas July 27, 1958 Reel 298, Item 7 The Roving Little Darky - - - a roving little darkie All the way from Alabam Where I used to hoe cotton And carry it And the white folks will miss me When the - - - ‘round - - - again Oh - - - - - - contraband - - - - - - country band - - - - - - I was a - - - Arkie All the way from Alabam - - - - - - I - - - whites And I - - - - - - like a man And in winter they were digging - - - paid like a man Then I goes and puts my money all away - - - - - - spend Cause I’m going to try to run to Alabam - - - - - - - - - contraband - - - - - - - - - Arkie Away from Alabam And I was as free as anybodyAnd because of - - ...