to illustrate the irreconcilable spirit of the illiterate in some sections', as it had been sung and passed through oral tradition throughout Southern bars. However, it is speculated that the song did not reflect Randolph's personal views and was intended '. It reflected a view held by some ex-Confederates who were reluctant to accept Reconstruction with the United States and an expression of the bitterness and anger they felt after the Confederacy had lost the American Civil War to the U.S. and its national symbols such as the U.S. The song is anti-American in tone, expressing hatred towards the U.S. 'I'm a Good Ol' Rebel' was first published as a poem locally in Maryland in 1898 but was published as a song nationwide in the Apedition of Collier's Weekly. It is not known who initially created the music, with a claim in 1864 attributing it to 'J.R.T.' and an 1866 sheet music copy ironically dedicating it to Thad Stevens. Its music was based upon the Minstrel song 'Joe Bowers'.

in the American Civil War, 'I'm a Good Ol' Rebel' was created as a poem by former Confederate major James Innes Randolph in the 1860s.

Im a good ol rebel