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Thread #48893   Message #744144
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
07-Jul-02 - 10:57 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Limber Jim
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Limber Jim: History & Lyrics
Talley has a little verse called "As I Went to Shiloh;" probably no bearing but may remind someone of more about "Shiloh."
As I went down to Shiloh town,
I rolled my barrel of Sogrum down.
Den 'lasses rolled; An' de hoops dey bust,
An' blowed dis Nigger clear to Thundergust!
(p. 11, Negro Folk Rhymes, Thomas W.)