old song about slavery
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by: AW | Posted at: 2008-04-29 19:19:05 |
My mother, aged 81, knew these lyrics as a child, but would like to know the name of the song and the rest of the lyrics:
...Oh my darling Nellie Gray, they have taken you away, they have taken you to Georgia to toil your life away... |
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RE: old song about slavery
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by: twomill | Posted at: 2008-04-29 22:13:33 |
| i did some checking on YOUTUBE and the song is darling nelly gray as far as i can make out |
RE: old song about slavery
Posted
by: AW | Posted at: 2008-04-30 23:41:21 |
Thank you TwoMill. I don't know why I didn't realise the title was "Darling Nelly Gray". After you got me started with that idea, I went to Google and searched for Old Time Songs and found the lyrics at http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/
old-time-music/old-time-songs/
old-time-songs-D.htm
Even though the lyrics weren't exactly the way my mother remembered them, I'm sure this is it.
Thanks again. |
