A creative group using video game graphics created a thousand-car race set to the Moby version of the song, which he has titled, Flower. The iconoclastic singer, Moby, who is white, manages to capture the rhythm and feel of the old slave song. Black and White were able to play the same games without being in a mixed group. From different places in the yard or field, but within eyesight or earshot, both groups of children would sing and play together using Sally as the code name for all to play. In the original song that verse is followed with the call, "If you hate it fold your arms, if you love it clap your hands." Obviously the kids who clapped along to the rhythmic beat of the song were glad that Old Miss Lucy has died, and the ones who didn't were showing a measure of respect for her.ĭuring slavery days in the old south, white and black children were not allowed to play together. The song goes on, "Old miss Lucy's dead and gone, left me here to weep alone." That verse meant the slave owner (or his wife), is dead. The implication being that the last one to squat had to help the adults in the field, although it was a playground tease and not a serious threat. In high school wrestling we used to run (75) during the song 'Jump around' but during the 'jump' parts it was knee to chest jumps. The line, "Last one squat gotta tear the ground", is similar to the more modern phrase, "Last one to do it is a rotten egg," sort of teasing. When they said red light do an air squat.
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