{"id":1309,"date":"2019-02-20T21:01:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T21:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=1309"},"modified":"2023-06-01T20:22:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T20:22:31","slug":"sam-johnsons-colored-cake-walk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/sam-johnsons-colored-cake-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Johnson&#8217;s Colored Cake Walk"},"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\">from Edward Harrigan&#8217;s 1883 comic play &#8220;Cordelia&#8217;s Aspirations&#8221;<br>words by Edward Harrigan<br>music by Dave Braham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This song has the first mention of the cakewalk in lyrics. The cakewalk is believed to have started as a mockery by slaves of the aristocratic dancing done by plantation owners. It became a bonafide and proud dance style and music of its own by the 1880s.<\/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\/2023\/06\/Sam-Johnsons-Colored-Cake-Walk.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Sam-Johnsons-Colored-Cake-Walk - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a0983a54-9fa7-40f8-8106-9777e5de33f5\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Sam-Johnsons-Colored-Cake-Walk.pdf\">Sam-Johnsons-Colored-Cake-Walk &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Sam-Johnsons-Colored-Cake-Walk.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a0983a54-9fa7-40f8-8106-9777e5de33f5\">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<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sam Johnson is de sexton<br>Of Zion&#8217;s Bethel church<br>Oh come along, you children<br>Don&#8217;t hang back in de lurch<br>Hear de harp and de flute<br>Sam&#8217;el Johnson beats de big bass drum<br>Hear de horn, and de fi&#8217;d<br>Oh, tell all de neighbors to come<br>Dars a cake all full of raisins<br>And dat&#8217;s de raisin why<br>We&#8217;re assembled here together<br>To win dat cake we&#8217;ll try<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>All round the room we&#8217;re waltzing<br>Ladies and gents so shy<br>With steps so majestic! oh, my! oh, dear!<br>Oh, white folks, it&#8217;s no use to try<br>Dis music would set you dreaming<br>Lovingly sigh and talk<br>We&#8217;ll dance till the morning is beaming<br>At Sam Johnson&#8217;s colored cake walk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li>We children have our pleasure<br>In harm&#8217;ny sweet and mild<br>Oh, come along, dear papa<br>And watch your little child<br>Hear de harp and de flute<br>Sam&#8217;el Johnson beats de big bass drum<br>Hear de horn, and de fi&#8217;d<br>Oh, tell all de neighbors to come<br>Be careful of your footsteps<br>And always point your toe<br>Tread lightly on de carpet<br>Do try to be jus&#8217; so<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dar&#8217;s ginger and dar&#8217;s citron<br>Dar&#8217;s pruens full of juice<br>All in dis cake called angel<br>Oh, cut dese children loose<br>Hear de harp and de flute<br>Sam&#8217;el Johnson beats de big bass drum<br>Hear de horn, and de fi&#8217;d<br>Oh, tell all de neighbors to come<br>As gently as a feather<br>Or the falling of the snow<br>Dese children walk together<br>You could not ax for mo&#8217;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deres Georgy and deres Samuel<br>Dars Julia, Jane, and Ad<br>With cousin Joe and Lemuel<br>All smiling at dere dad<br>Hear de harp and de flute<br>Sam&#8217;el Johnson beats de big bass drum<br>Hear de horn, and de fi&#8217;d<br>Oh, tell all de neighbors to come<br>Now, children, don&#8217;t you tarry<br>Keep moving wide awake<br>If home you wish to carry<br>Sam Johnson&#8217;s citron cake<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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\/u8bsQuENjUI?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.] from Edward Harrigan&#8217;s 1883 comic play &#8220;Cordelia&#8217;s Aspirations&#8221;words by Edward Harriganmusic by Dave Braham This song has the first mention of the cakewalk in lyrics. The cakewalk is believed to have started as a mockery by slaves of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/sam-johnsons-colored-cake-walk\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sam Johnson&#8217;s Colored Cake Walk&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1309","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-l7","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1309"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4218,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1309\/revisions\/4218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}