[78-L] My Man From Caroline

[Cary Ginell]

Donaldson also co-wrote "Carolina in the Morning" with lyrics by Gus Kahn. 

Cary Ginell

On Dec 19, 2012, at 5:11 PM, "Kristjan Saag" <saag at telia.com> wrote:

> Does anyone have a clue about where Walt Donaldson's "My Man From 
> Caroline" is from? Caroline County in Virginia? Or one of the Carolinas?
> The song ends with the words
> 
> Nothing could be finer
> than to be in Carolina
> with my man from Caroline.
> 
> And there's a minstrel song, "Dandy Joe" that goes:
> 
> I've often heard it said of late
> Dat Souf Carolina was de state,
> Whar handsome Niggars bound to shine,
> Like "Dandy Jim from Caroline."
> 
> So: is "Caroline" dialectal for Carolina?
> Kristjan
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