Comic march song and chorus, 1894.
Words and music by Dave Reed, Jr.
The sheet music:
De Leader of de Company B – Sheet Music
Lyrics
1. Miss Liza Jackson loves a coon
Who belongs to the Company B
He longed to be a soldier in the army
He said a Gen’ral Jackson
He was bound fo to some day be
Said he, a shot or two would never harm me
Miss Liza she was powerful mad
Said she, “Mister coon, You make me sad
If a great big hoo doo ball hits you
It’ll neber stop a-going till it goes right froo
But every day when de band did play
And the soldier boys turned out
Miss Lise was dar for to yell hurrah
When she heard de Captain shout
Right! Face! Forward March!
Chorus
When on parade
Oh golly you should dee dem march
Wif uniforms as stiff as starch
And never out ob step you see
You’ll hear dem shoutin’
When dey see de dandy coons
Hip, hip! hurrah
For de leader of de Company B.
2. Said she, “My coon you’d change your tune
If you had to go to war
You’d wish you’d neber gone to be a soldier
Half scared to deaf you’d lose your breaf
And run till your feet got sore
Just ‘member, crazy nigger, what I told yer
She scolded him from morn till night
And pulled his nose with all her might
Said she “If de cannon balls ain’t lead
It’ll bust ’em all to pieces when dey hit yo head”
But every day when the band did play
Miss Lize she would cut a swell
She’d shout so loud she would scare de crowd
When she heard de Captain yell
Right! Face! Forward March!