- Written by
- Bob Shad
- Language
- English
- ISWC
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T-070.939.642-8 BMI, ISWC
- Comments
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It is suspected that the original performer, James Waynes, was the actual songwriter.
Several sources indicate this song was known and performed by prisoners at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola long before James Wayne recorded it. In any event, Bob Shad did copyright it on July 6, 1951 using the aliases Robert Ellen & Mack Ellen. - Published by
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MOLIQUE MUSIC
BMI, GEMA
- Licensing
- Request a synchronization license
Adaptations
An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.
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Junco Partner (Worthless Man) written by Bob Shad English July 1951
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The Man and the Donkey
written by Chuck Berry
English
August 1963
- Oslík a jeho pán written by Zdeněk Rytíř Czech 1994
- Voipulla written by Pekka Myllykoski Finnish 1999
- Coleguita written by Ángel González [ES], Julián Hernández, Jorge Beltrán, Xavier Soto, Segundo Grandío Spanish 2000
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The Man and the Donkey
written by Chuck Berry
English
August 1963