The Possum’s Laying on the Wild Bananas
A particular Carter Family song has come on the work jukebox and caught my attention twice in the past week or so. It seemed as though Sara were singing “The possum’s laying on the wild banana”. That’s my kind of lyrics!
However, I’ve looked it up now. Although those are the right lyrics, I can’t love this song: here are all the words.
December 18th, 2003 at 9:32 am
ouch!
December 18th, 2003 at 9:57 am
Word. I love the Carter Family, so I hate it when they sing some shit like that.
May 13th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
If you knew anything about the carter family you woudn’t say ignorant shit like that. A great song from a slave’s point of view. read your history, travel books from the era. That is how slaves spoke, you moron, that is the language they used. The only problem here is not racism, but ignorance. Yours.
May 13th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
BTW, the Gourds do a great cover of this song, and apparently The Gourds are a bunch of racist peckerwoods and crackers. You’d probably hate it though.
May 13th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
I love the Carter Family, dipshit.