Arkansas Times and Advocate (July 10, 1837): “I hear one of them now singing: ‘Rack back, Davy, Daddy shot a bear, Shot him in the tale [sic] and never toch [sic] a hair.’” Same (Oct. 16, 1837): "Rack back Davy, jigger up behind, You show me your step, I'll show you mine." Memphis Evening Ledger (Jan. 7, 1859) has both with minor differences: ...bar ...eye...har. ...rarin' up behine, [sic] ...your foot....
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