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"Nigger in the woodpile" or "nigger in the fence" is a figure of speech originating in the United States meaning "some fact of considerable importance that is not disclosed—something suspicious or wrong".
"Rock Island Line" (Roud 15211) is an American folk song. Ostensibly about the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, it appeared as a folk song as early as 1929. The first recorded performance of "Rock Island Line" was by inmates of the Arkansas Cummins State Farm prison in 1934.
Lyrics from the White's Serenaders' Song Book version (1851). Note the reference to "Mr. Bones", one of the standard minstrel roles. Common melody for Run, Nigger, Run "Run, Nigger, Run" (Roud 3660) is a folk song first documented in 1851.
Ryan Mitchell Wood (November 20, 1975 – March 7, 2007), also known as Woodie, was an American rapper, music producer and songwriter from Antioch, California.He was recognized for his fast-paced style and introspective lyrics, often reflecting on real-life experiences and dilemmas.
Nigger as "defect" (a hidden problem) derives from "nigger in the woodpile", a US slave-era phrase denoting escaped slaves hiding in train-transported woodpiles. [77] In the 1840s, the Morning Chronicle newspaper report series London Labour and the London Poor , by Henry Mayhew , records the usages of both "nigger" and the similar-sounding word ...
A Nigger in the Woodpile is a 1904 American silent film, with a runtime of four minutes. The title is derived from the idiom nigger in the woodpile , meaning something is wrong or "off". A copy is in the Black films section of the Library of Congress . [ 1 ]
BWP (Bytches With Problems) was an American female rap duo that consisted of Lyndah McCaskill and Tanisha Michele Morgan. [1] Both raised in Queens, New York. Lyndah McCaskill attended Andrew Jackson High School. [2] BWP are perhaps best known today for their controversial music video "Two Minute Brother" from their 1991 album The Bytches. [3]
Devil in a Woodpile is a band from Chicago, Illinois. Although they routinely give a fresh sound to 80-year-old songs, their repertoire and instrumentation categorizes them as a country blues or jug band .