Dan Emmett's "Jimmy Crack Corn"

[Jim Parish]

Sam Clements wrote:
> I was after the lyrics in Emmett's original version.  The ones without the
> "Jim crack corn."

Oh. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Unfortunately, I don't have access
to that version, since LoA chose to print the later one. Perhaps
someone else on-list does?

Jim Parish

>
> [quote]The
> > > version printed [in the LoA volume] was published in 1846 by F. D.
> > > Benteen of Baltimore, with no author credited; it contains the chorus
> > > 'Jim crack corn I don't care,' missing from the Emmett version."[/quote]
>
> SC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Parish" <jparish at SIUE.EDU>
> To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 10:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Dan Emmett's "Jimmy Crack Corn"
>
>
> > Sam Clements asked:
> > > What was the "Emmett version?"
> >
> > I assume it was the 1844 version, from _Old Dan Emmit's Original
> > Banjo Melodies_.