I’ve Been Workin’ on de Railroad by Shannon Quartet (1923)
CD 4, track 28
It’s the fourth and final day of “Don’t forget to turn the record over.” We present the Shannon Quartet singing “Levee Song—I’ve Been Workin’ on de Railroad,” from their 1923 “educational” record. The first side, you may remember, was “Cowboy Song—Whoopee Ti Yi Yo.” Members of the quartet are Wilfred Glenn, leader and bass; Charles Hart and Lewis James, tenors; and Elliott Shaw, baritone.
