Through song and dance, the story of the the lives of the residents of Yamekraw, a rural primarily black and poor settlement on the outskirts of Savannah, Georgia, is told. The story focuses on a young couple in love, they who decide to get married. To support their new married life, the husband travels into the big city, where the temptations are many. The question becomes whether their marriage can survive both the separation and the temptations he faces while away.