Name: Tune (for a slave child)
Duration: P00H03M50S
Description: A sentence in a history book about a slave child named Tune haunted me for years and finally came out in this song. I don't know what became of Tune. This is for children who were born into slavery.

Tune (for a slave child)

by Janie Christensen

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A sentence in a history book about a slave child named Tune haunted me for years and finally came out in this song. I don't know what became of Tune. This is for children who were born into slavery.

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1- I don’t know my mother
I was sold too soon
When I was born in these mountains
She gave me the name of Tune

CHO- Maybe she sang at my birthing
Maybe she sang when they took me away
I will sing when I meet my maker
That’ll be one fine day
That’ll be one fine day

2- Never saw my father
Whereabouts unknown
But some nights, in dreaming
He comes to take me home

CHO- Maybe she sang at my birthing
Maybe she sang when they took me away
I will sing when I meet my maker
That’ll be one fine day
That’ll be one fine day

3- I don’t know nobody
Don’t know where I belong
But I pray one morning
I’m gonna hear my mama’s song

CHO- Maybe she sang at my birthing
Maybe she sang when they took me away
I will sing when I meet my maker
That’ll be one fine day
That’ll be one fine day

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released April 21, 2022
Janie Christensen: Words & music, vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Angelo Ficara: Bass, slide guitar

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