“Who Am Dat a-Walkin' in de Corn?”

Description

"Who am dat a-walkin' in de co'n?.... How long O Lawd, nobody knows, I pray I'll rise on judgment day...." The singer mentions several who might be among the corn: "Joshua de son ob Nun Er King David come to fight Goliar," Petuh, Gabriel, God

References

  1. Combs/Wilgus 325, p. 192, "Who Am Dat a-Walkin' in de Corn?" (1 text)
  2. Roud #4304
  3. BI, CW192

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1924
Found in: US(Ap)