Okay, must admit I haven't heard the "real words" to Shenandoah for awhile, and when looking online now, I see there are several versions. I understand also, that more recent versions, e.g.those used in the movie and also the ones Elvis sang, are not the same as the old "O' Shenandoah", which wa-aaay back, was included with other slave songs I learned from my eighth grade teacher. At that time --this was a long, long time ago-- it wasn't called a "slave song", but something more sentimentally offensive even then. Can someone please send me a link to the words under consideration? Joanne Douglas <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Doesn't David Hackett Fisher, in his _Bound Away_ interpret Shenandoah as a slave song, a lament about being sold west? "Away, I'm bound away, cross the wide Missouri." I have often, when away from Virginia, found myself pining for Shenandoah. Works for me. -- Dr. Douglas Day Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society McIntire Library Building 200 Second St., NE Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-296-1492 www.albemarlehistory.org To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html --------------------------------- What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html