As to Jimmy cracks corn--This would have been a song that the field hands (read slaves) sang as they worked--the rhythm aided in the repetitive motion. It's not so much about Jimmy--it is the fact that "the master" is gone away!! So, they get a little break.
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As to Jimmy cracks corn--This would have been a song that the field hands (read slaves) sang as they worked--the rhythm aided in the repetitive motion. It's not so much about Jimmy--it is the fact that "the master" is gone away!! So, they get a little break.
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