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Stedman and Hutchinson, comps. A Library of American Literature:
An Anthology in Eleven Volumes. 1891.
Vols. IX–XI: Literature of the Republic, Part IV., 1861–1889

Boat Song

By Negro Hymns and Songs: Miscellaneous

GEN’EL Jackson, mighty man—

Whaw, my kingdom, fire away;

He fight on sea, an’ he fight on land,

Whaw, my kingdom, fire away.

Gen’el Jackson gain de day—

Whaw, my kingdom, fire away;

He gain de day in Floriday,

Whaw, my kingdom, fire away.

Gen’el Jackson fine de trail—

Whaw, my kingdom, fire away;

He full um fote wid cotton bale,

Whaw, my kingdom, fire away.