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Text:Many Thousand Gone
Tune:[No more auction block for me]

137. Many Thousand Gone

1 No more auction block for me,
No more, No more,
No more auction block for me,
Many thousand gone.

2 No more peck o' corn for me,
No more, No more,
No more peck o' corn for me,
Many thousand gone.

3 No more driver's lash for me,
No more, No more,
No more driver's lash for me,
Many thousand gone.

4 No more pint o' salt for me,
No more, No more,
No more pint o' salt for me,
Many thousand gone.

5 No more hundred lash for me,
No more, No more,
No more hundred lash for me,
Many thousand gone.

6 No more mistress' call for me,
No more, No more,
No more mistress' call for me,
Many thousand gone.

Text Information
First Line: No more auction block for me
Title: Many Thousand Gone
Language: English
Publication Date: 1981
Topic: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: [No more auction block for me]
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Traditional



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