Blue Tail Fly
/ˌbluː teɪl ˈflaɪ/
/ˌbluː teɪl ˈflaɪ/
- a lively American song sometimes called 'Jimmy Crack Corn'. It was written before the American Civil War by Daniel Emmett who also wrote Dixie. It became popular among slaves, because it was about the death of an owner of slaves.