antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)

[Dave Hause]

I used to hear it in Decatur, IL, in the 60s and 70s.  Probably only from
whites, though.  A significant part of Decatur's black population had
migrated from Tennessee (Brownsville is a town name I remember) to work in
factories and foundries.
Dave Hause, dwhause at jobe.net
Waynesville, MO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilson Gray" <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>

FWIW, I've never heard "high yellow" spoken by anyone of whatever
race, creed, color, nationality, or sexual orientation. Is there any
evidence that this has ever been used in the wild by anyone, even in
the past?

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