{"id":1166,"date":"2018-12-19T21:37:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T21:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=1166"},"modified":"2023-05-26T19:12:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T19:12:26","slug":"my-sunflower-sue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/my-sunflower-sue\/","title":{"rendered":"My Sunflower Sue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A darktown botanical fascination, 1900<br>words by Walter H. Ford<br>music by John W. Bratton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Performed in vaudeville by Bertha Waltzinger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheet music:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/My-Sunflower-Sue.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of My Sunflower Sue - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-10712f2d-de03-44ef-bbaf-3f6445117984\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/My-Sunflower-Sue.pdf\">My Sunflower Sue &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/My-Sunflower-Sue.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-10712f2d-de03-44ef-bbaf-3f6445117984\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompaniment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-bd86c788-de14-4cd8-b25e-4944eb40a416\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/My-Sunflower-Sue-MIDI.mid\">My Sunflower Sue &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/My-Sunflower-Sue-MIDI.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-bd86c788-de14-4cd8-b25e-4944eb40a416\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. I&#8217;d got a job a&#8217;tendin&#8217; to de flowers<br>In a home my boss has got in Tennessee<br>But I think I spent the happiest of hours<br>When a vision peeked across de fence at me<br>She must &#8216;a been de one I&#8217;d been a prayin&#8217; for<br>At night when sunflow&#8217;rs hides dere face from view<br>Now her bridal robes and trousseau I&#8217;m a payin&#8217; for<br>And I calls her by a pet name, &#8220;Sunflow&#8217;r Sue&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>My Sunflower Sue, I loves yo&#8217;, loves yo&#8217;, yes, I do<br>And I&#8217;m gwine to wear yer picture near my heart<br>For yer&#8217; eyes do shine so bright<br>Like de&#8217; search lights in de night<br>And I loves yo&#8217;, my Sunflower Sue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. De roses seemed de sweetest things I tended<br>And de pansies kept a lookin&#8217; at me, too<br>But my dream of female loveliness was ended<br>When I saw her near the sunflow&#8217;rs lookin&#8217; through<br>De marigolds and shrubs I &#8216;aint forsakenin&#8217;<br>I watches &#8217;em just like I used to do<br>For a better feelin&#8217; in my heart&#8217;s a-wakenin&#8217;<br>And dey grows a heap sight more for Sunflow&#8217;r Sue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sung here by Fred Feild:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gJr9SWG2sxU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] A darktown botanical fascination, 1900words by Walter H. Fordmusic by John W. Bratton Performed in vaudeville by Bertha Waltzinger The sheet music: Accompaniment: Lyrics 1. 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