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Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
Dublin Core
Title
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
Subject
Folk songs
Description
This recording is of Mae Phillips (Maw Maw Phillips) singing the folk song "Johnny Get Your Hair Cut". It was recorded by Bobby McMillon c. August, 1974, in Lower Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina.
Creator
Bobby McMillon
Source
Bobby McMillon Collection, Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University
Publisher
Southern Appalachian Archives, Liston B. Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies, Mars Hill University
Date
c. August, 1974
Rights
This item may be viewed, downloaded, and printed for personal and educational use, but any commercial use is prohibited without permission from the Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University. Questions may be directed to the Archivist at (828) 689-1262 or archives@mhu.edu.
Format
mp3
Language
English
Type
music
Sound Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Audio cassette
Duration
28 seconds
Transcription
[Spoken: “One more time Johnny”]
Johnny get your hair cut short like mine
Johnny get your hair cut short like mine
Johnny get your hair cut short like mine
Just like mine
[Spoken: “Love you for a nickel.”]
Love you for a nickel
Love you for a dime
Gonna get your hair cut just like mine
[_]
[Sung: “Just like mine.”]
Johnny get your hair cut short like mine
Johnny get your hair cut short like mine
Johnny get your hair cut short like mine
Just like mine
[Spoken: “Love you for a nickel.”]
Love you for a nickel
Love you for a dime
Gonna get your hair cut just like mine
[_]
[Sung: “Just like mine.”]
Files
Collection
Citation
Bobby McMillon, “Johnny Get Your Hair Cut,” Southern Appalachian Archives Mars Hill University, accessed October 23, 2026, https://southernappalachianarchives.org/items/show/1022.