AFC 1933/001 Fieldwork -- LA, 1935 -- Field Notes 256 Courtyard Kitchen, Toulouse across from Massero's Luke Lalla's place Red Light District Al Terrio, Item Police Reporter Jim Marlowe, Times Picayune Police reporter, Tulane Ave . . [*AL notes in New Orleans tip*] [*Alan*] Phillip through Jon McChive Times Picayunr Office, 4th floor [*Dead*] Lucian & friend, violinist & singer [?] was Toulouse just off Bourbon, across from old french opera, Dauphin between Toulsouse & St. Louis 500 Blk. inquire [at Aldrich [?] Rosen [moving] [Antique shop] Lyle Saxon, Melrose Plantation Baton Rouge, La.. Mrs. Edoward May, Creole Songs Mrs. John D. McLaughlin husband (Jack La Fiance) Roark Bradford, 719 Toulouse St. tas St. Charles belt St car & get of at Carrolton ave. has htw solon Bill Weigand on the Item from Wm Weigand's colum New Or. Item Jan 13, 1933 from Miss Alice Relf 223 Chartres St. Quand bal fini, Neo jum lala, Qui pai nerd cala Davis chemin Bayou Dause Cabinda, [?]-down! [?]-down! Mrs. Edwin X. de Verges, 719 Napoleon, Danse Calinda creole proverbe - Beaucoup d' ainsi peau de profit Quand on vous [*?*] un seul suffit & on dit que de boire quan[*?*] les amours J'ai trinque mill fois, et j'aime toujours Mammy song (of 90 years ago) aye, aye, aye, compere lapin Ce fin piti bete qui[*?*] danse; aye (3) & et a ce fin piti bet qui couer sante; M'ape [*?*] dan' bal, dan bal, lapin Mape couve dan bal dan bal Compere lapin Mrs. C. Ferchaud, Hammond, La. C'est Mamzelle Yeyette Li couvi dans bal Li fait une pirouette, Li cogne so la tette, Danse, Colindas = St[eumme?] Cuuzlee[?] = Chansons Populaire du Canada par Ernest Gagnon Québec Robert Morgan, Éditeur 1880 = Miss Déjan (voodoo song North Broad Lastrapes --- Misses Adrodie Po-po & [Mé-Mé?] 1717 Kerlevec[?] St. Miss Minette Le Monsarien[?] 1224 N. Galues L's aunt --- Misses Carrien Webster St. Uptown - 0051-W --- Roger Boudien N. Broad St. = Mrs. de Baron Celli Miss Mizola Canal St. = P.J. deLesseps 1600 Gov. Nichols "Dimauche passé" --- Sullivan Rochs, (source of many of the [tuats?]) 417 Rampaut St., New Orleans. --- Mrs. H. Kernyou covneu v Columbus & Marians --- 510 Nichols St., % Mr. D. Hollis Lakes Charles, La., "Big Nig" or Wetsloche [*The Bad Man Ballad Sullivan Roch's variant*] lA ! n't (n mad in vot sot in [??] cet, & mood hu L de sep o avg, & squall, & grab mi gun ' Dot hu 304 times & a(a' ' run --- ' satccesa fret train n Frezo but - fret (ss slo a bad detestir overtos in n a da o so ' ds set, v n a hop-jas jes a - blo upon a pil dn of step -'s bad detestv -y sal hm Tom Mc Hil e ass in 2, 3 quest! e ass in x in nam boon e says li los jes l's - fello - t dot - k V - identification bureau [*P.2 B M B *] say x x sapn m nam z le u bo ur serc war + red 't ot t em - nos ur fain g, put u under ares let - joy n survival not tel u - ves e trust in o was & nu orlens - round p. 3 BMB -y too in fingerprits & in picture - y me, in picture I [*p.4 BMB*] (s 45 minits befo - [?ot] big in tos-m 15 minits t ga; 12 homes for men In lals n- not room & otr's Dovney had in pistol on his rt & point @ m + -n say t - [zot?] - ne 2 - [g] lt/man -going to + [we] q lt/n - first [tigne?] sed Lawd how were Ct -se C'te folss q, d ([??] fel o in ves t - juv [s] t begd em t [fslid?] in sas - y sal i law't had j'ne & lv em spitin mi fas put me o - tra'n rex morn, boy - yuice had g'vn in l'f spt 20 yrs in penetent'ary for a x -gd C't 'm tel, I in boys tas _'s tip for ren hav an fun C[?] [?] dames & lit -m junsen [?] # Toas probably from S. Rock --scenery-- --re (s a strangr stagrd n - barrom e ass - bar-tendr let m s't f a momt plez a star to sit in Joe 2 0; drunards st+, b --20 ntn dx let him sit n her e m't [dint?] [?] ca 'vs and; say Yes ez I r -m tramps of -- traos n at a run him bas ---- e slot 60 7 & walod -- t -- felo & told him, Yes 'm a tramp (t r t boss say tramps x gd bt a tramp hav & I'v hs re and --o [val] dx --'n [?] w [?old] ---- --re (a a t 'n (n ' (s yo, & h+som hd plenty v ea) & clos & (s jus befo ' & pld & gin 60 nt in nos ---- & (s I in Lehigh val n & ni li l family grn (s a blassni -- capn Yes & a damn gd 1 to n & ni ('f & nel' Nel' )e (s jus 16 -- sweet + l'il dam; -- + -- val' hd vr sin bos )e had a dozen a dozen bo fr' + s fr ner & far --o --y (S out farmr boys non v --n sn': her -re ram - c th stranger e (c you, ha + sm & tal dam ' t ' (sh ' had hm 'd strangl him ega'st -t (al - e (s a sof tong dev'l & 'ts a l'l to sad t sa' e l'd t m l'l Nel' & bo hr t run a(a aboot 3 o 4 mon-s latr w herd fr - po l'l -; e had het hr, bru'sd he & left hr (-at vn a wid, r, - now S )e don ly n & gon has & hr hom ' x 60 xbod' & sen fo & ' cx let -'s heroin alone # [*Argot*] let's dig = get at - (a' vt now lay of -t lame u nit lip -- roaches + -- fac = lame (enemy, dumb, talk to policeman square [)] rats u clop? understand? u cop my beef? u underst+ (+ say? clean wor listens & cop t beef -- ni squares is weeding fr-- tasters -- nice place to [sleep?], castle Joe Sharrelle [Knows?] some work songs God he rolled or the winning store where is the Gamblin' Mon [Imwideoms?] Diamont Road [JMCoclleons?] Fullish Woman told Job - [*I'm Some Mothers Child*] Juncer Blues 'm deep f(2)n trouble [S. Rock -- Toast] bt sm day 'l b fne 'm a 1000 miles fr in Conec! jus as sic as ' sn be 'f ' hd a milyun dollars a milyun v mi own 'd buy m a hipe-a-dermi needle factory & a grt big ol Heroin farm ---- got a woman h b' -- bayou (o (+s t b in ('f bt ' l'dn quit m l'l Sarah t sav xbod' l'f ---- x use heroin, stic - needle I b' -- r'vr (re -- (a; g no & & no & 'f ' fel wor'd alot ni [?] m't jump --board & drown ---- ross o & ross v ages som v & pra ' f m 'f ' hav been a bad fela ' dd x m&t t b -- mama )e gon + glor' m dad e drins, gin S's; le tox vn spes + m bt Sarah too m u ---- ' as s. t soss in calif & )e ddx sos x met ' bo bangd x at & loded + --rowd 'em n -- street ---- u 2 I don't[?] X (- - free miles[?] a mo? (n it 6's I & veal mud [?], u squares - blos * # lend in jail # to[?] m l [?] blas(not) + pop-port [Cs] (a have[?]) o - ratler been' pecish (hungry) ' tigs to a pech manche (restrant) laying out (there, opposite) o - [ok] (expt) opposite days (hand, to hit u, to get hit) was a cro-jane (nigr gal) Je[?] (talk) weeds her taste to ni[?] to (gave) knocks[?] her [her] a (time) dise to [knocks] kicks (buy) some grog say nix - me broad [?] key[?] already grog x ( + + sal, m dirt / names [ sixes [&] dozens curses] * brick-bat, stone ✓ head \\ cut \\\ policeman, bull, flat-foot, peeler, main line grays (whites), roaches, every time [?] a roach, " " " " bull always crawling whore, whiff, soft, broad, [?] woman, beg-broad, deuce-stud - 2 men She eases me in - sixes x & is (go) at - the ranch knocks me a ground apple eases hocls , leales her big Aims, & d - lamb -fly but - ground agent & - y slow in as - stomp argd l - - m detect vs & wed 'em' beliv in l goes t m apartmt & tas in v= bs I ent nex room, & [?] & to in be= bad a -atve @3$at & state [&] lif a suer f hs vol & bedet towrd - las @ Balt ins & Cottage Gvare (I & turn arcx fac, Jesse Jame 1 ✓ - bad= nigr & is n Chicago tom l'ft 'em I sed Jesse & me befor died re bin prel, a lot ✓ jobs bt now bo - gds & in los I in cienaj - a & tos + o - run hard 3 o 4 lots for Jesse' big gun runs. or I & towrds Baltimo street & sw, towrd - las (+ o ✓ t - I.C. yard & band in a Som- ba + fol 't. his mug x forty at-all-- e 38 + 2 on 40 and in t # + hapnd in - yo r 1901 in Chi cago tow - racketers nd j= begun (s st+, 0 - zoom @ Ellum & Plum st'fes [as] corner in Chi for a chuck0man*, quiff,* hapnd & l if on a gun stud for peace offins (n ' -rawd in glimens I -ve was a plain clos man say, lisn here boy (&2 u tr; + d l da' lo, w b in trail, u will always had nerve & lways to fli mix one of lame hard c- cev poke^x + ur s'd uf nm get-boys in's e v- rad u'd sle'd u hav old wr gb won'l was in weed stp + pat + l show e smspeed ' how played- board im damn rey fr- goldn gate v California + - eyle pas play b'g t'm Landlad'z [?] po' whores l'[?] u u -ass [?] u't hd 3+4 whores spt, [?] - n doors (sx a day pas 'ddx was + l'p one whore x ddn hold of o here * de was dumb, hd a square head I'm mad- 's brad ' br, s hw has et t m' betr guts lo here cs hw beg dx tn' + ghe im, cro, heads 'mas was was- n n vv (l'us De played- Proard fr- was boat t - Frisco bay ' tr + pila zas u z a [?] las, z'd n las gd n {?} she u wa' h a p 'map bt u zx pla' who's x poset bos * 6 ot & ton \ jb 2 ma - , had ur say \\ 'l by sm \\\ fus, - l&lad -m (s am a H 'm br, has remembrance + we wr' + 'm las @ e de can't s pret/ but led st+ - tes' 'mad -'s brod play, smal dows -me -les De was a 3/4 Kels say's (- merella hav a sharp -l rud- s' sn + hr wrong (s tan mad-s hrad tasn hr f a c'p Jus op v seal but 'f u ca't + lewe fela 'l del u waw- 's whore had w - tal x money * lying & u grey, white \ worsd I-t sestion, stir confidence, hustle, , us, [?] head cap mens fr sumbod & j b (supatin!) de le & clip (mas awa' t stuf) has + be bonfor 'bhat hr bas + hr new, se'd De cs f'ed (-avag, feun as De topled [?] t d'd - s g'r w l was drem's harteudr t'l b o w' ( a' 'l ft -'s al/ shraug 'f 't tass t'l guy mt da' # lend m gal # a j g toss je sd. get at me &mas mon v be was let built mon get a you , jus stand, at given jac & jil asct - hemorhage & procee' a gallon of high toxy-noxy-no some mistas Jas e percificated & Jil followed his example # as was his, [?] Main Stret 2 sticks* stuck in my muglottis* blowd in the pekrans & flock.* - skull - [?]rasers came along & took us all & Schuylenberg. Judge it's all 'no about it. # forty = all night flip = nickle quarter = rough, quail 50¢ = double rough dollar = ace [?] single saw = $1 doubl saw = $2 tripl " = $3 doubl douce saw = $40 1/2 a seed = $50 seed, whole seed = $100 * con - man * dope - head * gun - man fin - five dolr bill fin of seed = $1000 find of grand = $5000 fly - sassy gclen-s groy- jount off l'l fr -d,-d les u dig a flip cf wed night er Dasengel xd d,d -d g (ne sm case soft @ t dig a rack l z 't olses? big olses - comin' rit away # ' lift a stud for his beyote & a dwister* too ' would a lift him for his 'baeca but all lames don' chew- # [who] what cro don could be for a whale? # u no ol Jotin got heat for his wind - got billed x hands * pocket * flock = set down guys. wam f dm North soft n so- did n l't o - t lame when we dug b' -t guy's pad (home, room, bip) how he was gassing off like a 4, 5 (45) e was = be try & play it guy - ' xur did -ot in guy would get off l'o le got off how she get off saut her in - pad with a douce a broad + an ace of crow with 3 caps bangin' out with a wfe d she was turnin'. lap-holder= glass brock that lap- holder for under -t sof beat= broke [enterance] gun - look around - lit it ach - pocket flip - nickle weed in taster - d, d, = ring [?] telephone dig a rack - catch a cab [tr] x pocket - [po] hook * key liten - eye jib, scarf - box - mouth drivers - feet, shoes ain' got a stick - one with in his parlor - x a tooth in his head Notes & and from D.L.1935 days to New Orleans - but in L.C. Staff at this time - Texts if lower would agent & toasts Alan Lomax Apart 1980 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.