[Disclaimer: racial stereotypes were a horrible feature of the theater years ago. No hatred is intended in presenting this historic music.]
a 1906 popular song
words by Andrew B. Sterling
music by Harry Von Tilzer
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
1. Landlord said this morning to me
“Gimme your key, this flat ain’t free
I can’t get no rent out of you
Pack up your things and skid-doo.”
I said, “Wait until ma Bill comes home
He’s ma honey from the honey comb
He’ll have money cause he told me so this morning”
Landlord said “I gave you lots of show
Wants ma rooms or else I wants ma dough
I’ll wait for Bill, if he don’t pay, why out you go.”
Chorus
Because its moving day, moving day
Rip that carpet up from off the floor
Take your oil stove coon, and there’s the door
It’s moving day, pack your folding bed and get away
If you’ve spent ev’ry cent, you can live out in a tent
It’s moo-oo, oo, oo, oo, oving day
2. Bill came in all covered with snow
I said, “Hello, gimme some dough
Here’s the landlord waiting for rent”
Bill said “I aint got a cent
Here’s two chickens I brought homw for stew
Landlord take them for the rent that’s due”
Landlord said, “ma chicken coop was robbed this morning
Two black hens are missing from ma coop
They’re the ones, you just brought in for soup
Get busy coon, and put your things down on the stoop.”
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Sung here by Fred Feild: