The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #25188 Message #2348955
Posted By: GUEST
25-May-08 - 04:14 PM
Thread Name: Jimmy Crack Corn - Man or Myth
Subject: RE: Jimmy Crack Corn - Man or Myth
I can see no reason that this song couldn't have began as a song for scaring crows in Europe, and upon being sang in the states, have gotten changed in a way that relates to slavery.