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MANY A THOUSAND DIE by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN

First Line: NO MORE DRIVER CALL FOR ME
Last Line: "NO MORE HUNDRED LASH FOR ME, / MANY A THOUSAND DIE"
Subject(s): SLAVERY; SERFS;
No more driver call for me,
No more driver call;
No more driver call for me,
Many a thousand die!
No more peck of corn for me,
No more peck of corn;
No more peck of corn for me,
Many a thousand die!
No more hundred lash for me,
No more hundred lash;
No more hundred lash for me,
Many a thousand die!


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