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Phantom Blooper
01-02-11, 05:42 PM
If Jimmy cracked corn and nobody cared....why in the hell did they write a song about it?

R Landry
01-02-11, 05:51 PM
There has been much debate over the meaning of "Jimmy Crack Corn". In the original version the lyrics read "jim crack corn". "Jim crack" or "gimcrack" means shoddily built.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference">[/URL]</sup>corn whiskey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Tail_Fly#cite_note-10)". Other possibilities include: Additionally, "corn" is considered an American euphemism for "
<dl><dd>- "Gimcrack corn," cheap corn whiskey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_whiskey);</dd><dd>- That it refers to "cracking" open a jug of corn whiskey;</dd><dd>- That "crack-corn" is related to the (still-current) slang "cracker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_%28pejorative%29)" for a rural Southern white.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"></sup></dd><dd>- That "crack-corn" originated from the old English term "crack," meaning gossip, and that "cracking corn" was a traditional Shenandoah expression for "sitting around chitchatting."<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Tail_Fly#cite_note-11)</sup></dd><dd>- That the chorus refers to an overseer who, without the master, has only his bullwhip (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullwhip) to keep the slaves in line. (This is the most popular interpretation.)<sup class="Template-Fact" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from September 2010" style="white-space: nowrap;">
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)</sup></dd></dl> Most etymologists support the first interpretation, as the term "cracker" appears to predate "corn-cracking". Also, "whipcracker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipcracker)" has no historical backing.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"></sup> This suggests that, in the chorus, the slaves may be making whiskey and celebrating.
It is also said that Pete Seeger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Tail_Fly#cite_note-13) once maintained that the true lyrics were "gimmie cracked corn; I don't care",<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference">[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Tail_Fly#cite_note-14"]</sup> referencing a punishment in which a slave's rations were reduced to cracked corn and nothing else. In this case, the author would seem to have decided that this severe punishment would be worth the outcome: the death of the master.

Another interpretation is that "jimmy" was slang for a crow and that the phrase refers to crows being allowed feed in the cornfields. Normally it would have been a boy slave's responsibility to keep crows out of the corn.

SGT7477
01-02-11, 06:55 PM
Fvck Jimmy and his cracked corn, he probably was on crack,lol, Semper Fidelis.

micarr57
01-02-11, 07:27 PM
crack porn n i don't care

USNAviator
01-02-11, 09:52 PM
This ought to be made into a sticky for future generations. I never heard of anyone tackling this question before.


I believe the Joint Chiefs are issuing a directive on this subject matter later this month........:D

silverdollar
01-03-11, 06:50 AM
If Jimmy cracked corn and nobody cared....why in the hell did they write a song about it?



I guess that Jimmy cared.

locologe
01-03-11, 11:47 AM
The PC crowds gonna change the lyrics..
'Jimmy had to eat cracked corn..now WE ALL care"

wildwoman73
01-05-11, 06:30 PM
Where have I been....LOL

Osotogary
01-06-11, 05:30 AM
About as general an explaination about all this can be found at the link. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1288/who-is-jimmy-and-why-does-he-crack-corn.
To be truthfull, I never really cared...until now. LOL