{"id":1319,"date":"2019-02-20T21:12:25","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T21:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=1319"},"modified":"2023-06-02T20:25:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T20:25:11","slug":"shew-fly-dont-bother-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/shew-fly-dont-bother-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Shew Fly, Don&#8217;t Bother Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Disclaimer: These song lyrics contain racial terms. The song is presented in original form as part of musical history.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">comic song and dance, or walk round, 1869<br>words by Billy Reeves<br>music by Frank Campbell<br>arranged by Rollin Howard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally this was written by T. Brigham Bishop, who was in charge of a company of black soldiers during the Civil War. He heard some of his men using some of the expressions in the song. He strung them together to form these lyrics. From Popular Song of Nineteenth Century America: &#8220;Bishop was in charge of a company of Negro soldiers during the Civil War.&#8221; He heard some of his men using some of the expressions in the song. He strung them together to form these lyrics. Sigmund Spaeth calls Shew Fly the most popular nonsense song of the Civil War. By 1869 it was being sung and danced by every minstrel company and variety show going. Many editions of it still exist.<\/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\/05\/Shew-Fly-Dont-Bother-Me.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Shew Fly Don&apos;t Bother Me - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-576642b6-81ff-4d28-95c2-50d24653fbf6\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Shew-Fly-Dont-Bother-Me.pdf\">Shew Fly Don&#8217;t Bother Me &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Shew-Fly-Dont-Bother-Me.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-576642b6-81ff-4d28-95c2-50d24653fbf6\">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 by Werner Tomaschewski:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-66bbdad4-aa75-4e4c-9bf1-8f4118dee685\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Shew-Fly-Dont-Bother-Me.mid\">Shew Fly Don&#8217;t Bother Me &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Shew-Fly-Dont-Bother-Me.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-66bbdad4-aa75-4e4c-9bf1-8f4118dee685\">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 think I hear the angels sing<br>I think I hear the angels sing<br>I think I hear the angels sing<br>The angels now are on the wing<br>I feel, I feel, I feel, that\u2019s what my mother said<br>The angels pouring \u2019lasses down<br>Upon this nigger\u2019s head<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Shew! fly, don\u2019t bother me<br>Shew! fly, don\u2019t bother me<br>Shew! fly, don\u2019t bother me<br>I belong to comp\u2019ny G<br>I feel, I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star<br>I feel, I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star<br>I feel, I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star<br>I feel, I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. If I sleep in the sun this nigger knows<br>If I sleep in the sun this nigger knows<br>If I sleep in the sun this nigger knows<br>A fly come sting him on the nose<br>I feel, I feel, I feel, that\u2019s what my mother said<br>When ever this nigger goes to sleep<br>He must cover up his head<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sung here by Fred Feild:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Shew-Fly-Dont-Bother-Me.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Disclaimer: These song lyrics contain racial terms. The song is presented in original form as part of musical history.] comic song and dance, or walk round, 1869words by Billy Reevesmusic by Frank Campbellarranged by Rollin Howard Originally this was written by T. 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