"Coffee Grows on White Oak Trees", also known as "Four in the Middle" and "Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss” among other titles is a play party song. Verses from "Coffee Grows On White Oak Trees", including the verse that contains those particular lyrics, are also found in other play party songs. The meaning of the words "Coffee grows on white oak trees" relate to the use of white oak acorns to brew a sort of coffee. The usual practice with this dance is to start with a chorus and follow with a verse and continue in that manner until all the dancers have formed couples and danced or the singer runs out of verses at which point the finale is sung (and sometimes repeated). This is not related to the satirical song "The Raging Canal". The song was collected by B. A. Bodkin, Vance Randolph and others. It was printed in John and Alan Lomax's Best Loved American Folk Songs. This is another old tune that has not only been relegated to use as a children's song but also gets a lot of use by choral groups and vocal ensembles.