what does this song mean?

Question

What does the song jimmy cracked corn and i dont care mean

Answer 1

"Blue Tail Fly", "De Blue Tail Fly", or "Jimmy Crack Corn" is a blackface minstrel song, first performed in the United States in the 1840s, which remains a popular children's song today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Crack_Corn

Answer 2

I found this on a search I did. I have thought the song was a pre emancipation song, meaning it is talking about African american slavery.

"Some years ago in Sing Out Pete Seeger gave his explanation of the song-- the proper chorus is "GIMME" cracked corn, and I don't care when a slave had done something really rotten, his rations were reduced to cracked corn & nothing more but in this song-- the slave had found a way to cause(??) an accident that resulted in his getting rid of his master, and he is saying "gimme cracked corn, and I don't care" in other words-- "it was worth it" a very subversive song for the 1840s! I would attribute it to Wm. Lloyd Garrison except that he, reportedly, had no sense of humor! "

Here is the website I copied this from: http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=10459

Hope this helps. :)

Answer 3

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Answer 4

don't know...but I wanna know