The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #93300 Message #1793397
Posted By: Paul Burke
26-Jul-06 - 03:32 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Hang Up the Shovel and the Hoe
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Hang Up the Shovel and the Hoe
Looks like an Abolitionist rewriting of Old Uncle Ned, which my parents used to sing in all innocence back in the 50s/60s. A Salford "Darky" accent has to be heard to be believed.