How degrating and insulting to the slaves. They basically sang this somg in order to taunt the slaves and remind them they would be punished if they tried to escape and the dangers invloved. It actually tells of a story; whether true or not of a man being murdered.
Some folks say a nigger won't steal
I caught three in my corn field
One has a bushel
And one has a peck
One had a rope and it was hung around his neck Tied a rope around his neck; how ridicously insulting. I think it's degrating to have a plantation song that singles out the blacks by calling them nigga then having them sing it themselves. I don't agree with the slavery nor do I agree with dehumanizing anyone for any reason. It was bad enough that we made blacks ro think they
