Uncle Abraham
This is a song about Abraham Lincoln…
Uncle Abraham
Uncle Abraham
Slave Song
Slave Song
(Historical Black American English)
(English)
If it hadn't been for Uncle Abraham
What would we a'done?
Been down in de cotton field,
Pickin' in de sun.
If it hadn't been for Uncle Abraham
What would we have done?
Been down in the cotton field,
Picking in the sun.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
This song was written down in the Work Projects Administration's Slave Narratives. The government sent out interviewers to talk with the ex-slaves and write down what they had to say. This song is from an interview of Annie Bridges from Farmington Missouri.
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