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Babylon Is Falling
— "Way up in the cornfield where you hear the thunder, That is our old forty poun…
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
— "Carry me back to old Virginny, There's where the cotton and corn and tatoes gr…
Corn Shucking Song
— "Cowboy on middle the island, ho, meleety, ho! (x2)" "Missus eat the green pers…
Cotton Needs Pickin'
— "Cotton needs pickin' so bad (x3), I'm gonna pick all over this world." The fie…
Darling Nelly Gray
— The singer recalls the time he spent with Nelly. But now "the white man has bou…
Dearest Mae
— The singer describes his life as a slave and his love for Mae. When master give…
Don't Get Weary Children (Massa Had a Yellow Gal)
— "Massa had a yellow gal, He brought her from the south, Her hair it curled so v…
Ellie Rhee (Ella Rhee, Ella Ree)
— The singer recalls Ella Rhee, beautiful and kind, with whom he used to live (be…
Follow the Drinking Gourd
— A guide to slaves fleeing to freedom. Various landmarks are described, and the …
Goin' from the Cotton Fields
— "I'm goin' from the cotton fields, I'm goin' from the cane, I'm goin' from the …