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Traditional; from the singing of Thelma, Beatrice and Irene Scruggs (MS) on a Library of Congress recording from 1939 by Herbert Halpert.
Recorded by Mike Seeger at home in Garrett Park, Md 1980

lyrics

Had a dog and his name was Blue
Bet your life he's a rounder too-
Oh Blue, Blue, Blue, oh Blue

Every night just about good dark
Blue goes out and begins to bark...

Everything got in a rush
Blue treed a possum up a white oak bush...

Possum walked out on the end of a limb
Blue sat down and he talked to him....

Blue got sick and very sick
Sent for the doctor to come quick...

Doctor come and he come in a run
Says oh Blue your hunting's done...

Blue died and he died so hard
Scratched little holes all around in the yard....

Laid him out in a shady place
Covered him over with a possum's face...

Dug his grave with a silver spade
Let him down with a golden string...

When I get to heaven I'll tell you what I'll do
I'll tip my horn and I'll blow for Blue...

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from Bowling Green, released January 1, 2008
Unaccompanied vocal duet

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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