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Thread #81179   Message #1486856
Posted By: Azizi
17-May-05 - 06:23 PM
Thread Name: African American Secular Folk Songs
Subject: RE: African American Secular Folk Songs
Sorry. I will try to remember to use the preview feature.

Here's one correction in the 3rd verse of the song:
"He wouldn't do nothing but the possum-la this morning".

And another correction, in my comments about the Run, N---,Run {or Run, Black man Run' song

"In most music books that include this song ..

And I really wouldn't mind calling the song "Run, Children, Run" without using any reference to race if those teaching the song to children, youth, and adults provided some age appropriate historical information.