Southern Reconstruction 1935 and 1865
How many in the family? Five?
Right here is where you sign.
Let’s see your work card. That’s your meat —
Back there, don’t shove in line.
Right here is where you sign.
Let’s see your work card. That’s your meat —
Back there, don’t shove in line.
Corn pone and bacon fat
And limp grass for a hoss.
Out yonder runs the river, boys,
Let’s beat the Yanks across.
And limp grass for a hoss.
Out yonder runs the river, boys,
Let’s beat the Yanks across.
You need a pair of overalls?
No flour in the bin?
Three days a week will have to do —
Back there, stop pushing in.
No flour in the bin?
Three days a week will have to do —
Back there, stop pushing in.
Mired guns and broken steel,
Ole Stonewall, there he stands.
Hell, we don’t need no powder, boys!
Let ’s lick ’em with our hands.
Ole Stonewall, there he stands.
Hell, we don’t need no powder, boys!
Let ’s lick ’em with our hands.
The seed won’t come until next week,
There’s some talk of a mule.
Don’t worry, we’ll take care of you —
Back there, you know the rule.
There’s some talk of a mule.
Don’t worry, we’ll take care of you —
Back there, you know the rule.
Ravaged field and blackened roof,
And faded calico.
We ain’t in want of scarecrows, boys,
Let’s plough another row.
And faded calico.
We ain’t in want of scarecrows, boys,
Let’s plough another row.