An immensely popular Negro song, 1847
Words and Music by A. F. Winnemore
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Benjamin R. Tubb:
Lyrics
- I once did lub a colored Gal
Whose name was Suzy Brown
She came from old Virginny
She was de fairest in de town
Her eyes so bright, dey shine at night
When de moon am gone away
She used to call this darkey up
Just afore de broke of day:
Refrain:
Wid a who dar? who dar? who dar?
An’ a who dar a knocking at my door?
Am dat you, Sam? Am dat you, Sam?
Now you better stop dat knocking at my door.
Let me in. Stop that knocking.
Let me in. Stop that knocking. Let me in
Oh! you better stop that knocking at the door
Let me in. Stop that knocking.
Let me in. Stop that knocking. Let me in
No, I’ll never stop that knocking at the door
Chorus
Stop that knocking, stop that knocking
Stop that knocking, stop that knocking
Oh! you better stop that knocking at my door.
Stop that knocking, stop that knocking
Stop that knocking, stop that knocking
No, I’ll never stop that knocking at your door
- She was the prettiest yellow gal
That eber I did see
She neber would go walking
Wid any colored man but me
And when I took my banjo down
And played three tunes or more
All at once I heard three pretty hard raps
Come bang again my door - Oh, de first one dat cum in de room
Was a darkey dressed to death
He looked just like de showman
What dey used to call Mack-beth
He said he was a Californi man
And just arrived on shore
I ax him wherefore he cum an’ rap
So hard against my door