Play song from the Sea Islands of Georgia and the Carolinas
RANKY TANKY
Old lady from Booster
Had 2 hens and a rooster
Rooster died, old lady cried
Couldn’t get eggs like she usta
Oh my, you look so
Oh my, you look so
Who’s been here since I’ve been gone
Beautiful girl with the ________________ on
Leaning on a hickory stick
Asking me if I’ve been sick
Stick made out of hickory wood
My oh my, I sure feel good
No pain in my ___________________ (dance)
Ranky tanky!
No pain all over me!
“Ranky Tanky” sung by the Global Village Chorus 2018-2019
Aunt Pearlie Sue, Aug. 30, 2014 at the Lands End Woodland River Festival on St. Helena Island, S.C.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4TDKnM6ATM
Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir @ San Francisco Jazz Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAh-B97cEAA
The Moving Star Hall Singers (from Been in the Storm So Long)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKZlxrVwZiM
John’s Island SC children (from John’s Island South Carolina: It’s People and Songs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwZEaLERxEo
Ranky Tanky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba606t1dTSg
Mark Growden ft. LaTosha Brown – Old Lady From Brewster – Porto Franco Files
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DUsUf1mYRg