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C.C.C. Blues

Washboard Sam
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Washboard Sam


In piena crisi economica e sociale,per la Grande Depressione che colpi’ gli Stati Uniti negli aa.’30, il protagonista, alla ricerca di un lavoro per poter sopravvivere, esprime il senso di frustrazione e delusione per le promesse non mantenute da parte delle istituzioni qui rappresentate dalla C.C.C. (Civilian Conservation Corp ) e dalla W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration).

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Conclude l’ultima strofa sottolineando con drammatico sarcasmo che tutto ando’ bene,come lavoro, solo in occasione delle onoranze funebri in una casa funeraria.
C.C.C.* Blues - Washboard Sam - 1938

I'm goin' down,
I'm goin' down, to the CCC,
I'm goin' down,
I'm goin' down, to the CCC
I know that the WPA**,
Won't do a thing for me.

I told her my name,
And the place I stay,
She said she'd give me a piece of paper,
Come back, some other day.

I'm goin' down,
I'm goin' down, to the CCC,
I know that the WPA,
Won't do a thing for me.

I told her I had no people,
And the shape I was in,
She said she would help me,
But she didn't say when.

I'm goin' down,
I'm goin' down,goin'down to the CCC,
I know that the WPA,
Won't do a thing for me.

I told her I needed a job,
And no relief,
On my rent day,
She sent me a can of beef.

I'm goin' down,
I'm goin' down, to the CCC,
I know that the WPA,
Won't do a thing for me.

She said she'd give me a job,
Everything was nice and warm,
Takin' care of the dead,
In a funeral home.

I'm goin' down,
I'm goin' down, to the CCC,
I know that the WPA,
Won't do a thing for me.

Fonte :
Protest Song Lyrics.Net
Note.

* The C.C.C. was the Civilian Conservation Corps

** The WPA, the Works Progress Administration, in 1939 renamed the Works Project Administration, was an agency of the FDR's New Deal, which existed between 1935 and 1943.

* The C.C.C. (Civilian Conservation Corp) was created in early 1933 and was the most popular of all New Deal programs. It provided employment for young men between the ages of 17 and 24 in military style camps. Each participant was paid $5.00 per month and $25.00 was sent back to his family. The three goals of the program were job training, conservation work and aid for families. There are few states or national parks that do not have trails, roads or cabins built by the CCC. During the 9 years of operation the CCC planted over three billion trees. Because most of the young men had never been far from home before there was a considerable amount of homesickness. Men were generally sent far from their homes to discourage runaways.
Fonte : CCC Blues - Music from the Depression


** La Works Progress Administration (ribattezzata nel corso del 1939, Work Projects Administration; WPA) è stata la più grande agenzia del New Deal che diede lavoro a milioni di persone nella costruzione di opere pubbliche, come edifici, strade e nella realizzazione di grandi progetti nelle arti, teatro, media e alfabetizzazione. Sfamò bambini e distribuì alimenti, vestiti e alloggi. Quasi ogni comunità negli Stati Uniti d'America ha un parco, un ponte o una scuola costruiti dalla WPA, soprattutto negli Stati occidentali e tra le popolazioni rurali. Per questi aiuti tra il 1936 e il 1939 spese circa 7 miliardi di dollari.
[Wikipedia]




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