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"Carve Dat Possum" is a minstrel song written in 1875 by Sam Lucas. Very popular in its time,〔Johnson, ''Black Manhattan'', p. 118: "One of the most popular of the minstrel songs of the seventies was 'Carve dat 'Possum,' written by Sam Lucas."〕 it tells of hunting and preparing a possum to eat. The chorus: :''Carve dat possum, carve dat possum, children,'' :''Carve dat possum, carve him to de heart;'' :''Carve dat possum, carve dat possum, children,'' :''Carve dat possum, carve him to de heart.''〔Lucas, "Carve Dat Possum".〕 The song, as published by Lucas, is in 2/4 time. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carve Dat Possum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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