for 20 long years been tied to a whippin' post
back scarred like a burnt oak tree
i swear one more cut from 'ol slave master's lash
gonna be the death of me
so i took my wife and little baby boy
stole away 'fore anyone could see
next thing i know'd we was runnin' so hard
by the banks of the Chickahominy
make our way to the mighty wide water
with those hounds still sniffin' our trail
squeeze into little boxes
take that ride on the Underground Rail
aint a train that rolls on a track
aint a boat or a mule
it's the train of freedom we're gonna find
human kindness is her only fuel
can't be afeared of dyin'
when you live everyday in hell
we be 20 miles gone from those killin' fields
'fore the ringin' of the warning bell
there's a fresh wind blowin' and a bright sunrise
you can smell it it's in the air
He was a tall drink a water in a very tall hat
thinkin' cruelty and injustice aint fair
it's a long long way up the mighty mississipp
gonna find that place Ontario
cast these shackles from off'n our legs
cause freedom is there i know
can't be afeared of dyin'
when you live everyday in hell
we be 20 miles gone from those killin' fields
'fore the ringin' of the warning bell
back scarred like a burnt oak tree
i swear one more cut from 'ol slave master's lash
gonna be the death of me
so i took my wife and little baby boy
stole away 'fore anyone could see
next thing i know'd we was runnin' so hard
by the banks of the Chickahominy
make our way to the mighty wide water
with those hounds still sniffin' our trail
squeeze into little boxes
take that ride on the Underground Rail
aint a train that rolls on a track
aint a boat or a mule
it's the train of freedom we're gonna find
human kindness is her only fuel
can't be afeared of dyin'
when you live everyday in hell
we be 20 miles gone from those killin' fields
'fore the ringin' of the warning bell
there's a fresh wind blowin' and a bright sunrise
you can smell it it's in the air
He was a tall drink a water in a very tall hat
thinkin' cruelty and injustice aint fair
it's a long long way up the mighty mississipp
gonna find that place Ontario
cast these shackles from off'n our legs
cause freedom is there i know
can't be afeared of dyin'
when you live everyday in hell
we be 20 miles gone from those killin' fields
'fore the ringin' of the warning bell
inviata da Dq82 - 6/12/2024 - 17:31
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Chapter Of Night
Chapter Of Night is a retrospective of the "Great Divide" known as The Civil War which took place in America between April 12, 1861 and April 14, 1865.
The War pitted the Northern Industrial society with its crowded immigrant poulations stretching the boundaries westward into new territories and the static Southern Aggrarian life of Plantations and slave labour. It became clear that the anathema of Slavery could not continue.
Two worlds colliding with a winner take all outcome.
The South had 18,000 factories to the North's 100,000. The population of The South was 10 million, 3 million which were slaves.
This CD does not villify the vanquished nor praise the victor. It merely tells stories of the struggles and courage of this most terrible tragedy.
It brings into sharp focus the need for critical thinking in order to avoid history's mistakes and prevent the repeat of such a catastrophy.
Harriet Tubman gained her fame from being a main proponent of "The Underground Railroad" a series of access points to bring Freedom to slaves by carrying them Northward towards the free states and into Canada.