Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho is passed down from the 19th century in a few variations. Some of the versions written in Black English has this line; 'Cause the battle am in my hand.
I wonder what this am is intended to. Is this use of the cobular be also found in present day Black English?
I wonder what this am is intended to. Is this use of the cobular be also found in present day Black English?