| Kingdom Coming aka Year of Jubilo |
| Say, darkies, hab you seen de massa, Wid de muffstash on his face, Go long de road some time dis mornin', Like he gwine to leab de place? He seen a smoke way up de ribber, Whar de Linkum gumboats lay; He took his hat, an lef' berry sudden, An' I spec' he's run away! (Chorus) De massa run, ha, ha! De darky stay, ho, ho! It mus' be now de kingdom comin', An' de year ob Jubilo! He six foot one way, two foot tudder, An' he weigh tree hundred pound, His coat so big, he couldn't pay de tailor, An' it won't go half way 'round. He drill so much dey call him Cap'n, An' he got so drefful tanned, I spec' he try an' fool dem Yankees For to tink he's contraband. (Chorus) De darkeys feel so lonesome libbing In de loghouse on de lawn, Dey move dar tings to massa's parlor For to keep it while he's gone. Dar's wine an' cider in de kitchen, An' de darkeys dey'll hab some; I spose dey'll all be cornfiscated When de Linkum sojers come. (Chorus) De oberseer he make us trouble, An' he dribe us 'round a spell; We lock him up in de smokehouse cellar, Wid de key trown in de well. De whip is lost, de han'cuff broken, But de mass'll hab his pay; He's old enough, big enough, ought to known better Dan to went an' run away. |
| Ok, this Yankee song was meant to be taken lightly. However, it shows almost as much distain for the southern blacks as it dose for the stereotypical plantation owner. This song speeks for itself. |
| The �contraband� remark refers to runaways and other blacks captured by the north. Blacks were declared captured property and put to work for the north, so much for ending slavery. Anyway the song suggests that the master is dark enough to try and pass as black. |