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Ducimus · 10-14-10, 08:30 PM

...and I didn't even know it.

Just a recent discovery I made about 20 minutes ago. When i was a kid, I used to watch Tex Avary cartoons, Such as this one:

(I highly doubt that cartoon is played on any TV network nowadays considering how "UnPC" it is now)
Now the "Southern Wolf" in those cartoons was always one of my favorites. I liked his laid back attitude. The song he whistles, is catchy.
http://www.texavery.com/sounds/whistle.wav

I didn't know the lyrics, if there were any, but for some reason, at an early age, considering how much cartoons i watched on TV, that song just stuck with me. I've been whistling it for years, even today.
Come to find out, that song is called, "Kingdom Coming" or "The Year of Jubilo".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Coming

Written by abolitionist and union supporter Henry Clay Work.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay_Work

Full song here. It almost sounds like a pro slavery tune, but you really have to pay attention to whats being said.

I would not be surprised if everyone else here knew that song but me.

And as Paul Harvey would say...... "and now you know, the rest of the story.". (well, *I* do now, at any rate)

10-14-10, 08:30 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I've been whistling a civil war tune for years..... ...and I didn't even know it. Just a recent discovery I made about 20 minutes ago. When i was a kid, I used to watch Tex Avary cartoons, Such as this one: (I highly doubt that cartoon is played on any TV network nowadays considering how "UnPC" it is now) Now the "Southern Wolf" in those cartoons was always one of my favorites. I liked his laid back attitude. The song he whistles, is catchy. http://www.texavery.com/sounds/whistle.wav I didn't know the lyrics, if there were any, but for some reason, at an early age, considering how much cartoons i watched on TV, that song just stuck with me. I've been whistling it for years, even today. Come to find out, that song is called, "Kingdom Coming" or "The Year of Jubilo". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Coming Written by abolitionist and union supporter Henry Clay Work. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay_Work Full song here. It almost sounds like a pro slavery tune, but you really have to pay attention to whats being said. I would not be surprised if everyone else here knew that song but me. And as Paul Harvey would say...... "and now you know, the rest of the story.". (well, I do now, at any rate)