Well the title of this song might tell the story of the song. Sandie Jenkins, or Sandy Jenkins.
According to the "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" Sandy is the slave that got Douglass thrown in jail for attempting to escape along with other slaves. They asked Sandy if he wanted to come along, but he backed out soon before they tried to escape.
So when the lyrics read "may it be the last of our alliance" I refer to it as the bond one slave had with another in the dream of being free one day.
And though there were not Phones back then, The line, "Forget I called" could refer to Douglass regreting telling Jenkins of the plan to escape.
Well those are my thoughts, I could be completely wrong, but it's amazing how songs can be interpeted in different ways, based on the knowledge of the listener.
Well the title of this song might tell the story of the song. Sandie Jenkins, or Sandy Jenkins.
According to the "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" Sandy is the slave that got Douglass thrown in jail for attempting to escape along with other slaves. They asked Sandy if he wanted to come along, but he backed out soon before they tried to escape.
So when the lyrics read "may it be the last of our alliance" I refer to it as the bond one slave had with another in the dream of being free one day.
And though there were not Phones back then, The line, "Forget I called" could refer to Douglass regreting telling Jenkins of the plan to escape.
Well those are my thoughts, I could be completely wrong, but it's amazing how songs can be interpeted in different ways, based on the knowledge of the listener.
Interesting! I'm not sure I would be one to pair this song with Frederick Douglass, but nice interpretation. :)
Interesting! I'm not sure I would be one to pair this song with Frederick Douglass, but nice interpretation. :)