Dembo Suckles

by Scott Parsons

  
He was born in Africa, Slavers raided his native place
Ran and hid in a hollow log, Dembo Suckles would soon be his name 

 

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Dembo hid in a hollow log, slavers searched and found him there
He was dragged from his hiding place, By an iron hook stuck into his back
He could show to his dying day, the mark left by that cruel hook
He could show to his dying day, the mark left by that cruel hook

The year of 1793, Reverend MacGregor opposed to slavery
Manumission at the standard rate, Good Captain Creed agreed to free his slave

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Given one good cow, two sheep, one sow, and a suit of clothes upon his back
Dembo truly a self-made man, bought a hundred acres of land
Married Governor Fannings' slave, lived life to a very great age
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