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GUEST,matt milton	Harry Smith's Anthology (61* d)	RE: Harry Smith's Anthology	20 Oct 20
What differing arrays of experience should a listener take from the following words, sung by two white singers? "Some folks say that a n****r won't steal I caught three in my cornfield One had a bushel, one had a peck One had a rope around his neck" What depth and complexity inherent and encapsulated by these lines am I missing? There's a huge difference between a folk narrative that leaves you unsettled and feeling uncomfortable - something like 'Willie's Lady' or 'The White Fisher' for instance - and something that's basically barroom racist jokes. This is the 1930s equivalent of Bernard Manning or something (except I doubt Bernard Manning made jokes about the hanging of black people)

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