Momma Buy Me A China Doll

"This delightful song tells the story of Liza Lou, who dreams of woning a china doll after seeing one in a peddler's cart. Owning a china doll, however, would be a luxury far out of reach for a poor mountain girl from the Ozarks...includes a description of the history of the song, the notation of the song, and a link to download the song in audio form at no cost"--Back cover.

Eliza Lou's plan to get money for a china doll proves to have so many elaborate complications that she decides to settle for her old rag doll.

Young Eliza Lou considers some unusual sleeping arrangements after suggesting that her mother buy her a china doll by trading her father's featherbed.