[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]
A Plantation Song from 1895
Words by William H. Paine
Music by Charles A. Chase
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Benjamin R. Tubb:
Lyrics
1. I had a gal with a mutton-chop-mouth,
And a voice that would raise the roof;
She was the homliest wench in the south,
And she never owned a tooth.
O she went up in a big balloon,
Done floated in the sky;
I spec’s the angels grabbed that gal,
But I’ll meet her by and by, O
Chorus
My old gal done flew,
She’s left dis world behind;
It don’t seem really true.
Its eased my troubled mind,
Such happiness and joy;
O darkies, howdy do,
I feel as lively as a boy,
Since my ole gal done flew.
2. Now gals and boys, we all must go
And have a glorious time;
We’ll celebrate on the ole banjo
The day ole Sue did climb.
We had boiled onions, sweet raccoon,
And possom crisp and fat;
The music played dis buful tune,
As to our feast we sat, ‘Twas
3. When coon and possom was pulverized
We cleared the place to dance;
And ole tomcat got demoralized
To see those darkies prance.
Dey danced so hard and danced so fast,
Their bunnions soon got sore;
Such glorious scenes wer’n’t in dey past
Till Susan left de door, O