[Disclaimer: There are derogatory racial terms in these lyrics. No hatred is intended. It is presented in its original form for historical purposes.]
a popular song from 1915
words by Arthur Fields and Earl Carroll
music by Theodore Morse
The sheet music:
Accompaniment – player piano roll Golden Age #135:
Lyrics
1. I got an invitation to see the celebration
Down at Auntie Skinner’s big Jubilee
The picks from each plantation
Will give her some ovation
When they see the possum pie and fricassee
Just smell them onions cookin’
Just watch them darkies lookin’
In the pot to see what old Auntie’s got
Grab your best gal, invite another pal
Everybody’s welcome there
Chorus
Come along (come along, come along)
To Auntie Skinner’s chicken dinner
The pick who picks the wishbone
Will be the lucky winner
Of a brand new pair of homespun panties
No other spinner spins a pair of panties like our Auntie’s
Come along (come along, come along)
You little cotton pickers
Picky picks from everywhere
Down at Auntie Skinner’s chicken dinner
Everybody will be there
2. Come on you folks, meander in back of Alexander
He will lead the marching and show the way
They’re down by Auntie’s cabin
And Lordy, how they’re havin’
Such a time, because it’s Auntie’s feedin’ day
Oh, what is that I’m smellin’, it must be watermelon
Or the ham that’s sizzlin’ in Auntie’s pan
Take your mother, sister and brother
‘Cause everybody’s welcome there
Sung here by Fred Feild: