Zip Coon
Title
Zip Coon
Creator
Anonymous
Publisher
New York: Thos. Birch
Date
1834
Description
As Dr. Southern notes, other titles for this song include Turkey in the Straw, Coony in de Hollar and Opossum Up a Gum Tree.
Is Referenced By
Eileen Southern, The Music of Black Americans: A History. First edition. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1971, 120.
Identifier
piece009
Alternative Title
Coony in de Hollar
Files
Collection
Citation
Anonymous, “Zip Coon,” The Music in The Music of Black Americans, accessed August 9, 2026, https://musicinmoba.harvardmusiclib.share.library.harvard.edu/items/show/80.