TY - BOOK AU - Dobie,J.Frank TI - Rainbow in the morning T2 - Publications of the Texas Folklore Society SN - 0870741500 U1 - 390/.09764 PY - 1975/// CY - Dallas PB - Southern Methodist University Press KW - Folklore KW - Folk songs KW - United States KW - Texas N1 - Reprint of the 1965 ed. published by Folklore Associates, Hatboro, Pa., which was issued as no. 5 of Publications of the Texas Folklore Society. Originally published in 1926 by The Texas Folklore Society; Some current folk-songs of the Negro, by W. H. Thomas (p. [3]-13, 2d group); Includes index; Preface to the reprint edition / Wilson M. Hudson -- Remarks necessary and unnecessary / J. Frank Dobie -- Some Texas versions of "The frog's courting" / L. W. Payne, Jr. -- A Texas border ballad / Mattie Austin Hatcher -- Reptiles of the south and southwest in folk-lore / John K. Strecker -- On the origins of reptile myths / John K. Strecker -- Familiar sayings of old time Texans / Mary Jourdan Atkinson -- The tournament in Texas / J. Frank Dobie -- Episodes at ranch community dances / Branch Isbell -- Pioneer Christmas customs of Tarrant County / Mary Daggett Lake -- Superstitions of Bexar county / E. R. Bogush -- Buffalo lore and boudin blanc / Douglas Branch -- Old time darky plantation melodies / Natalie Taylor Carlisle -- The negro as interpreter of his own folk-songs / R. C. Harrison -- South Texas negro work-songs / Gates Thomas -- Will Thomas and the Texas Folk-lore Society -- Some current folk-songs of the negro and their economic interpretation / Will H. Thomas ER -