About this minute
- Title
- Lost John
- Recordist
- Pete Seeger
- Recordist
- Toshi Seeger
- Contributor
- Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Collections
- Black History Month
Pete, Toshi Seeger & Convicts at the Ramsey and Retrieve State Farms: Lost John
You’ve just heard a recording of a song called Lost John. Could you tell what they were singing about? It’s about a man called Lost John who can run very fast. They describe being able to hear him but never see him, because he runs so quickly. Were they singing all together, or was there...
