[DISCLAIMER: This song contains antiquated racial language. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]
A popular song from 1903.
Words by Vincent Bryan.
Music by J. B. Millen.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Lulu and Bill, by the light of the moon
Um! Um! they’re wooing
Bill sings a song ’bout an African coon
Troubles are brewing
Bill says to Lu, “Think how happy we’d be
Down by the Congo
We’d live on love ‘neath a bamboo tree”
Lulu replies “Not me” For
Chorus
I know that muddy Congo
I’ll row no cheap canoe
My beau must have an auto
A bright red auto, that’s built for two
Bamboos may shade a Zulu
In sunny Africa
No coon can win out Lulu
Unless he’s under a Panama
2. Lu says to Bill, “sing a sensible song
Of high society
Living on love in a jungle is wrong
That’s impropriety
If you want shade, get a Panama hat
Act like you’re civilized
Living in trees ain’t as good as a flat
Lulu is not for that” For
Sung here by Fred Feild: