The song is about a plantation owner’s daughter getting pregnant by one of the field hands. Then she goes away to have the baby and returns. If she’d had an abortion she wouldn’t have been “gone awhile”.
@michele112 what you're saying is certainly true in today's world. I don't believe that was always the case, however, and I'm unsure what era Hornsby had in mind when he wrote the song.
@michele112 what you're saying is certainly true in today's world. I don't believe that was always the case, however, and I'm unsure what era Hornsby had in mind when he wrote the song.
That said, I accept that this doesn't necessarily mean the child was aborted. It might mean that she went away, completed the pregnancy, and then it was either put up for adoption or even brought back and they simply didn't discuss it.
That said, I accept that this doesn't necessarily mean the child was aborted. It might mean that she went away, completed the pregnancy, and then it was either put up for adoption or even brought back and they simply didn't discuss it.
Because of your comment, I'm no longer positive it refers to an abortion. I'm also not sure it rules that idea out.
Because of your comment, I'm no longer positive it refers to an abortion. I'm also not sure it rules that idea out.
The song is about a plantation owner’s daughter getting pregnant by one of the field hands. Then she goes away to have the baby and returns. If she’d had an abortion she wouldn’t have been “gone awhile”.
@michele112 what you're saying is certainly true in today's world. I don't believe that was always the case, however, and I'm unsure what era Hornsby had in mind when he wrote the song.
@michele112 what you're saying is certainly true in today's world. I don't believe that was always the case, however, and I'm unsure what era Hornsby had in mind when he wrote the song.
That said, I accept that this doesn't necessarily mean the child was aborted. It might mean that she went away, completed the pregnancy, and then it was either put up for adoption or even brought back and they simply didn't discuss it.
That said, I accept that this doesn't necessarily mean the child was aborted. It might mean that she went away, completed the pregnancy, and then it was either put up for adoption or even brought back and they simply didn't discuss it.
Because of your comment, I'm no longer positive it refers to an abortion. I'm also not sure it rules that idea out.
Because of your comment, I'm no longer positive it refers to an abortion. I'm also not sure it rules that idea out.