Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Me
This is a song about an enslaved black man who is trying to get some sleep but a fly is disturbing him. If you thought the lyrics to the song do not make sense, well it’s because teachers were forced to whitewash the lyrics after integration.
Shew! fly, don’t bother me,
Shew! fly, don’t bother me,
Shew! fly, don’t bother me,
I belong to Comp’ny G.
I feel, I feel, I feel,
That’s what my mother said,
Whenever this nigger goes to sleep,
He must cover up his head.
If I sleep in the sun this nigger knows,
If I sleep in the sun this nigger knows,
If I sleep in the sun this nigger knows,
A fly come sting him on the nose.
Five Little Monkeys
“Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
“One fell off and bumped his head?”
The above words are not the original lyrics of the song. The words used to be “five little niggers” lying in the bed. After complaints, “niggers” was changed to “monkeys” and that isn’t any better.
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