Parallel Anthology Track 4

Track 4: Coley Jones - Drunkard's Special  Columbia 14489D; Recorded in Dallas, Texas, 6.12.1929

Record label does not assign authorship. Nor does either Anthology booklet, or www.78discography.com.

This is clearly a fairly faithful version of Child 274/Roud 114, which has existed since at least the second half of the eighteenth century. 

It is reasonable to treat this composition as public domain.

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Alternative Versions
Drunken Fool by Doris Venie   recorded in 1961: Max Hunter Collection

Three Nights Experience by Earl Johnson   recorded in 1927 (according to wikipedia): YouTube

Three Nights Drunk by Gid Tanner and Riley Puckett   recorded in 1961 (according to wikipedia): spotify

Oud Goodman by Euan MacColl   recorded in 1934 (according to wikipedia): spotify