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The Blue Tail Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn)
When I was young I use' to waitOn massa an' hand him his plateAn' pass de bottle when he got dryAn' brush away de blue-tail flyJimmie crack corn an' I don't careJimmie crack corn an' I don't careJimmie crack corn an' I don't careOl' Massa's gone awayOne day he ride aroun' de farmDe flies so num'rous they did swarmOne chanced to bite him on de thighDe devil take de blue-tail fly!Jimmie crack corn an' I don't careJimmie crack corn an' I don't careJimmie crack corn an' I don't careOl' Massa's gone awayDe pony run, he jump he pitchHe threw my Massa in de ditchHe died an' de jury wondered whyDe verdict was de blue-tail flyJimmie crack corn an' I don't careSongtexteJimmie crack corn an' I don't careJimmie crack corn an' I don't careOl' Massa's gone awayThey lay him under a simmon treeHis epitaph is there to see --"Beneath this stone I'm forced to lie -- Victim of de blue-tail fly."Jimmie crack corn an' I don't careJimmie crack corn an' I don't careJimmie crack corn an' I don't careOl' Massa's gone away Aus Songtexte Mania