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Cartoon shows the GOP elephant strumming a banjo (labeled "States Rights Plank") and singing to a beautiful girl (labeled "Southern Vote") on a balcony, while the Democratic donkey looks on. Refers...
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--1950-1960- Republican elephant (Symbolic character)--1950-1960- Presidential elections--Southern States--1950-1960- State rights--1950-1960Drawings.Editorial cartoons--American.Editorial cartoons--AmericanDrawings- (DLC/PP-1953:R23.25)- Published in: New Orleans Times-Picayune.- mm / 860602; ljr 941130.Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Dec 13, 2022 · by. John Cromwell. Publication date. 1936. Topics. Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea. Screwball comedy with an all-star cast. Addeddate. 2022-12-13 14:45:47.
- 95 min
The song blends together a variety of musical traditions. The opening line refers to "a banjo on my knee", but the song takes its beat from the polka, which had just reached the U.S. from Europe.
Susanna, Oh don't you cry for me, For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee. I thought I saw Susanna dear, a coming down the hill. Says I, I'm coming from the south, Susanna, don't you cry. And when I find Susanna, I'll fall upon the ground. And when I'm dead and buried, Oh, Susanna, don't you cry.
