Mudcat Café message #1199829

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Thread #2759 Message #1199829
Posted By: semi-submersible
03-Jun-04 - 10:38 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: the sinking of the reuben james
Subject: RE: LYR ADD: the sinking of the reuben james

So would this famous name be the source of the country song ?
"Although your skin was black/You were the one that didn't turn your back/On this hungry white child with no name, Reuben James"
(The DigiTrad doesn't say who wrote it.)