No, no no...This is sung by a black man (or someone sounding like one)and the significance is the sighing or weeping sound, apparently called "ephin" or "ephing", for the "Uncle Eph" character's sounds dramatizing the song lyrics. Don't know, beginning to think maybe was from a radio dramatization of some folk play or other, but have remained convinced that it was a folk, country or blues song...HANROD