"Blue-Tail Fly"

American Folk Song

When we decided on the word “judge” for our theme this week at Word & Song, I have to admit I was stumped for a moment about how I might tie in a popular song with our posts from the rest of the week. But then a once-beloved old folk song came to mind. I say “once-beloved” not just because that’s true of “The Blue-tail Fly.”

Sadly, the same term coul…