Work Songs

Explain the feeling that you get when you listen to this song ? The beat of the song is happy  but when you listen to its lyrics its kinda depressing.

What kind of information about slavery did you learn from these song ?  That slave is working so hard to live that they want to rest but they cant because if they rest they will get whip.

What can you relate to any of these songs?  That singing will help you to express what you feeling 

What do you think the slaves are talking about in these songs? That they want to rest but they cant, and that they want the sun to come down so they'll stop working so they can have a rest.