Many Thousand Gone

by Anonymous

Many Thousand Gone was a popular African-American song during the Civil War, sung by slaves fleeing plantations and heading to the Union Army camps.

No more auction block for me,
No more, no more;
No more auction block for me,
Many thousand gone.

No more peck of corn for me,
No more, no more;
No mroe peck of corn for me,
Many thousand gone.

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

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

No more hundred lash for me,
No more, no more;
No more hundred lash for me,
Many thousand gone.

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