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The song's origins are somewhat nebulous and can be traced back to the 19th century. It appeared in sheet music in 1908 as part of "Blind Boone's Southern Rag Medley No. One: Strains from the Alleys." Various versions of the lyrics were first published in 1911 in an academic journal of ethnomusicology. Some sources attribute the modern score to W. C. Handy, who later modified it into a song known as Atlanta Blues. Mississippi John Hurt recorded it as "Ain't No Tellin'" in December 1928.

Lyrics start out -
Make me down a pallet on your floor
Make me down a pallet on your floor
Make me down a pallet soft and low
When I'm broke and I got nowhere to go
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December 1925 First release
Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor Becca Stevens & Elan Mehler (Becca Stevens) December 18, 0202 Unverified
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Make Me Down A Pallet On The Floor Little Brother Montgomery 1972 Unverified
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Make Me a Pallet on the Floor Original Camellia Jazz Band 1988 Unverified
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Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor Sunset Café Stompers 2002 Unverified
Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor Kristian Jørgensen, Paul Banks, Thor Backhausen (Kristian Jørgensen) 2002 Unverified
March 4, 2003
Make Me a Pallet on the Floor Glen Andrews and The Lazy Six March 13, 2003 Unverified
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October 23, 2007 Released more than 10 years after its recording
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Ain't No Tellin' Eden & John's East River String Band 2008 Unverified
September 2009 Live
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January 29, 2013
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Make Me Down A Pallet On Your Floor Josh Garrels & Mason Jar Music 2013 Unverified
May 6, 2014
August 25, 2014
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Make Me a Pallet on the Floor Jeanne Carroll feat. Wolfgang Bernreuther (Jeanne Carroll) 2015 Unverified
October 7, 2016
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Pallet on the Floor Arty Chokes! 2016 Unverified
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Pallet on Your Floor The Hot Teapots January 2020 Unverified
July 2020 Live
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Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor Ali Affleck August 2020 Unverified
September 18, 2020
Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor Thorbjørn Risager, Emil Balsgaard April 9, 2021 Unverified
Make Me Down a Pallet on Your Floor The Cheddar Boys April 16, 2021 Unverified
June 2021
Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor Secret Six Jazz Band February 2022 Unverified
March 4, 2022
April 28, 2023

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i Make Me a Pallet on the Floor R​é​inventer l'amour August 2022 Unverified

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