Field Holler Or Cry: Song Analysis

The person in the song is a man performing a field holler or cry. The song sounds improvised, and doesn’t sound like it was for conveying a request or communicating a need. The lyrics include “I won’t be here for long” and “Dark gonna catch me here”, so I think the man is saying his current state, which is it is almost the end of the day in the cornfield and if he stays any longer, he will be stuck in the dark. He is conveying this message for the whole field to hear, including his master(s). In addition to the only lyrics in the song, he adds various oh’s to his song, which is used for emotional expressions and personalized improvising. I think that it is amusing that field hollers are for multiple purposes, whether it is for communication,