{"id":9970,"date":"2026-03-01T08:33:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/?p=9970"},"modified":"2026-03-01T08:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:33:52","slug":"black-eyed-susie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/?p=9970","title":{"rendered":"Black Eyed Susie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden\/php\/music\/Black_Eyed_Susie.png\" width=\"900\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"audio\">\n<div class=\"audio_link\">mp3: <a href=\"http:\/\/ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden\/php\/music\/Black_Eyed_Susie.mp3\"><br \/>\nBlack Eyed Susie &#8211; Click To Play  <\/a><\/div>\n<p>Origin of &#8220;Black Eyed Susie&#8221; in Bluegrass<br \/>\n&#8220;Black Eyed Susie&#8221; is believed to have originated in Great Britain, with roots tracing back to a melody called &#8220;Rosasolis,&#8221; set by Giles Farnaby around 1560-1600.<br \/>\nThe song made its way to America, where it evolved into a popular tune in the Southern and Western regions during the early 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>Musical Characteristics<br \/>\n&#8220;Black Eyed Susie&#8221; features a lively tempo and showcases the virtuosity of bluegrass musicians.<br \/>\nThe lyrics often vary, reflecting the song&#8217;s folk roots and adaptability over time.<br \/>\nThis blend of British origins and American folk traditions has solidified &#8220;Black Eyed Susie&#8221; as a staple in bluegrass music.<\/p>\n<p>Black Eyed Susie Lyrics:<\/p>\n<p>[G] Black eyed Susie [C] went to town<br \/>\n[G] All she wore was a [D] gingham gown<\/p>\n<p>CHORUS:<br \/>\n[G] Hey Black eyed Susie<br \/>\n[D] Ho Black eyed Susie<br \/>\n[G] Hey Black eyed Susie<br \/>\n[D] Black eyed Susie [G] Jane<br \/>\nCH<br \/>\nI may get drunk I may get woozy<br \/>\nBut I\u2019m comin\u2019 home to Black eyed Susie<br \/>\nCH<br \/>\nBlack eyed Susie\u2019s long and tall<br \/>\nSleeps in the kitchen with her feet in the hall<br \/>\nCH<br \/>\nHey old man I want your daughter<br \/>\nTo chop my wood and carry my water<br \/>\nCH<br \/>\nAll I want in this creation<br \/>\nPretty little wife on a big plantation.<br \/>\nCH<br \/>\nUp Red Oak and down salt water<br \/>\nSome old man gonna lose his daughter.<br \/>\nCH<br \/>\nBlack eyed Susie went huckleberry pickin\u2019<br \/>\nCame home late and took a lickin\u2019.<br \/>\nCH<br \/>\nLove my wife and love my baby<br \/>\nLove my biscuits sopped in gravy.<br \/>\nCH<br \/>\nGoin\u2019 back home with a pocket full of money<br \/>\nSomebody there gonna call me honey.<br \/>\nCH<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>mp3: Black Eyed Susie &#8211; Click To Play Origin of &#8220;Black Eyed Susie&#8221; in Bluegrass &#8220;Black Eyed Susie&#8221; is believed to have originated in Great Britain, with roots tracing back to a melody called &#8220;Rosasolis,&#8221; set by Giles Farnaby around 1560-1600. The song made its way to America, where it evolved into a popular tune &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/?p=9970\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Black Eyed Susie&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irishbritish","category-mountainsouthernus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9970"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9975,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9970\/revisions\/9975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}