The Shucking of the Corn- Flora McDowell
[This is an African-American corn-shucking song that has been adapted. It appeared in The American College Songster in the 1870s. Recordings have been made by OscarBrand and more recently by the Tennessee Railsplitters.
R. Matteson 2014]
THE SHUCKING OF THE CORN
I have a ship out on the ocean;
All lined with silver and gold
Before I see my true love suffer
That ship should be anchored and sold.
CHORUS: I'm going to the shuckin' of the corn, corn, corn,
I'm a-goin' to the shuckin' of the corn.
A-shuckin' of the corn and blowin' of the horn
I'm a-goin' to the shuckin' of the corn.
The wind blows cold in Cairo
The sun refuses to shine;
Before I'd see my true love
I'd work all the summer time.
(Transcribed by Mrs. L.L. McDowell from her youth. )