Nathan gives further info on the 1844 version of De Blue tail Fly. It appeared in 'Old Dan Emmett's Original Banjo Melodies, Second Series, 1844'. '. Neither composer or author is mentioned. The edition is dated 1844 on the title page, and by mistake, 1846 on the inside'.

There is no 'Jimmy Crack Corn' chorus and the only refrain, a single line, runs 'An scratch 'im wid a brier too'. There are 10 stanzas. I can't read music but the tune doesn't appear to be the well-known 'In and out the windows' version. The tune is the same for all 4 lines.