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I don't want to jump to any conclusion, but knowing where this amazing song came from, it sounds to me like a runaway slave's lament, maybe someone running away from the authorities
"the old number nine" might be referring to train 97 in Virginia, which is to my knowledge the only train that was consistently referred to as such.
I don't want to jump to any conclusion, but knowing where this amazing song came from, it sounds to me like a runaway slave's lament, maybe someone running away from the authorities
"the old number nine" might be referring to train 97 in Virginia, which is to my knowledge the only train that was consistently referred to as such.
"the old number nine" might be referring to train 97 in Virginia, which is to my knowledge the only train that was consistently referred to as such.