Old Lady And The Devil

General Information
Performer: Bill And Belle Reed

Instrumentation: Guitar

Date of recording: 1928

Record label: Columbia

Serial #:15336D (W147211)

Summary
(As summarized by Harry Smith, The Anthology Of American Folk Music) "MEDIEVAL WOMAN DEFEATS DEVIL DESPITE HUSBAND'S PRAYERS." (2)

Information On This Song
This song is a rendition of Child Ballad #278 (The Farmer's Curst Wife). There is also a British Broadside from c. 1736-1763 that tells a similar story entitled: "The Politick Wife. Or The Devil outwitted by a Woman".

Albums Featuring This Song

 * The Anthology Of American Folk Music

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 * List Of Ballad Renditions