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Sheep Shell Corn by the Rattling of his Horn 
Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; Virginia, Arkansas. 
ARTIST: Kuntz- Ragged but Right CATEGORY: Fiddle and Instrumental Tunes DATE: 1800s 
String Band [Phillips]. Kuntz (Ragged but Right), 1987; pg. 357-358 (two versions). Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), 1994; pg. 217. Heritage 056, Highwoods String Band- "The Young Fogies" (various artists). In the repertoire of Luther Davis, Galax, Va. Marimac 9000, Dan Gellert &amp; Shoofly - "Forked Deer" (1986). 
Benford, Mac. Backwoods Banjo, Rounder 0115, LP (1979), trk# 15a Davis, Luther. Old Time Way, Heritage (Galax) 070, LP (1986), trk# 10 [1974/01/30] Gaskin, Phyllis. Mountain Dulcimer - Galax Style, Heritage (Galax) 094C, Cas (1991), trk# 13 Highwoods String Band. Young Fogies, Heritage (Galax) 056, LP (198?), trk# 5 Lundy, Emmett. Fiddle Tunes from Grayson County, String 802, LP (1977), trk# 7 [1941/08] Millar, Wade Hampton. In the Days I Went A-courtin’, Acoustic Revival AR 33005, LP (1981), trk# A.06c New Lost City Ramblers. 20th Aniversery Concert, Flying Fish FF 090, LP (1986), trk# B.07c Parish, Roscoe. Old Time Way, Heritage (Galax) 070, LP (1986), trk# 31 [1984/03/23] Silberberg, Gene. Silberberg, Gene (ed.) / Complete Fiddle Tunes I Either Did or Did Not., Silberberg, Fol (2005), p176 Steamboat Entertainers. Galax International, Heritage (Galax) 067, LP (1988), trk# D.05 [1985/06/10] 
OTHER NAMES: "Fuller’s Reel" SOURCES: Kuntz; Emmet Lundy (Grayson County, Virginia) and the Highwoods String Band (N.C.) [Kuntz]; Walt Koken &amp; Bob Potts with the Highwoods String Band [Phillips]. Kuntz (Ragged but Right), 1987; pg. Dan Gellert &amp; Shoofly - "Forked Deer" (1986). 
NOTES: A Major (’A’ part) &amp; D Major/A Major (’B’ part). Standard. AABB. Sheep Shell Corn was recently recorded byRicky Skaggs on Ricky Skaggs &amp; Bruce Hornsby. The song is old and dates back to the 
The title (as "Sheepie Shell Corn") appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by his source, who had no name for it. *** Never seen the like since I was born, Sheep shell corn by the rattlin’ of his horn. *** Corn’s in the cupboard and the butter’s in the churn, Never seen the like since I was born. *** Sheep shell corn by the rattle of his horn, Never seen the like since I was born. 
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Sheep shell corn by the rattle of his horn, Swing that gal with the red dress on. (Highwoods) *** book Negro Folk Rhymes (set to a completely different tune), that contains the first line of the Highwood’s song, but introduces a supernatural element to the lyric: *** De Ram blow de ho’n an’ de sheep shell co’n; An’ he sen’ it to de mill by de buck-eyed Whoppoorwill. Ole Joe’s dead an’ gone but his Hant blows de ho’n; An’ his hound howls still from de top o’ dat hill. *** De Fish-hawk said unto Mistah Crane; I wishes to de Lawd dat you’d sen’ a liddle rain; Fer de water’s all muddy, an de creek’s gone dry; If it ’twasn’t fer de tadpoles we’d all die. *** When de sheep shell co’n wid de rattle of his ho’n, I wishes to de Lawd I’d never been bo’n; Caze when he Hant blows de ho’n, de sperits all dance, An’ de hosses an’ de cattle, dey whirls ’round an’ prance. *** Yonder comes Skilled an’ dere goes Pot; An here comes Jawbone ’cross de lot. Walk Jawbone! Beat de Skilled an’ de Pat! You cut dat Pigeon’s Wing, Black Man! *** Take keer, gemmuns, an’ let me through, Caze I’se gwinter dance wid liddle Mollie Lou. But I’se never seed de lak since I’se been born, When de sheep shell co’on wid de rattle of his ho’n! 
Joel Chandler Harris (December 9, 1848 ��� July 3, 1908) was an American journalist born in Eatonton, Georgia who wrote the Uncle Remus stories.[1] His stories gained popular success and included Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation (1880), Nights with Uncle Remus (1881 and 1882), Uncle Remus and His friends (1892) and Uncle Remus and the Little Boy (1905). They featured a trickster hero called Br’er Rabbit ("Brother" Rabbit), who used his wits against adversity, though his efforts did not always succeed. Br’er Rabbit is a direct interpretation of Yoruba tales of Hare, though some others posit Native American influences as well.[2][3] Harris began publishing his stories in the Atlanta Constitution in 1876 at a time of great interest in the South because they presented an idealized view of race relations soon after the Civil War. Handler uses a similar lyric in his 1902 Wishing song: 
Mr. Fox’ll scrape de fiddle, Miss Cow’ll blow de horn, A-wish, wish, wishing And de tune gwinter tell how de sheep shell corn. 
An African-Americanverse and chorus were publishedthe 1901 "The old Plantation" By James Battle Avirett: VERSE: Hush Miss Betsy doan’ you cry, Your sweetheart will come by and by. 
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When he comes he’ll come in blue, 
To let you know his love am true. 
CHORUS: Sheep shell corn by the rattle of his horn, Send to the mill by the whip-poor-will. 
In my opinion the lyrics evolved (or were collected) fromEmmett’s original OldDan Tucker: Here’s my razor in good order, Magnum Bonum- jis hab bought ’er, <i>Sheep shell de oats, old Tucker shell de corn </i>I’ll shabe you all when de water gits warm. 
from Daniel Decatur Emmett By Charles Burleigh Galbreath, 1904.Galbreath dates this back to the early 1930s from a manuscript book. He traces themelodyof "Old Dan Tucker" to singer Henry Russell circa 1935. 
Here’s the evolution- taken from Fiddlin John Carson in the 1920s: 
Out of the way, Old Dan Tucker Out of the way, Old Dan Tucker You come too late to get your supper 
Sheep shell corn by the rattle of the horn Shave old folks when the water gets warm 
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