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Jack Horntip	Lyr Req: Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (40)	RE: Lyr Req: Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines	18 Apr 25
"War come on, my marster went out as a captain of de Horse Marines. A tune was much sung by de white folks on de place and took wid de niggers. It went lak dis: 'I'm Cpatian Jenks of the Horse Marines I feed my horse on corn and beans. Oh! I'm Captain Jenks of de Horse Marines And captain in de army!' "When de Yankees come they seem to have special vengeance for my white folks. They took everything they could carry off and burnt everything they couldn't carry off. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. 1936-1938. p.34 of the pdf. See here: https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/mss/mesn/mesn-141/mesn-141.pdf

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