{"id":132,"date":"2018-06-27T22:12:33","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T22:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2023-05-10T13:31:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T13:31:33","slug":"read-em-and-weep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/read-em-and-weep\/","title":{"rendered":"Read &#8216;Em and Weep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial language. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">a 1920 song about rolling dice<br>from the play: &#8220;Come Seven&#8221; by Octavus Roy Cohen<br>words by Al Bernard<br>music by Walter G. Haenschen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheet music:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/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\/2018\/06\/Read-Em-and-Weep.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Read &apos;Em and Weep - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-2dfbd80d-42fe-4087-9bfc-6206b0a70a8b\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Read-Em-and-Weep.pdf\">Read &#8216;Em and Weep &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Read-Em-and-Weep.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-2dfbd80d-42fe-4087-9bfc-6206b0a70a8b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-0207ab04-1ae4-4ff9-bee5-2af92977ba81\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Read_Em_And_Weep_1920.mid\">Read_Em_And_Weep &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Read_Em_And_Weep_1920.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-0207ab04-1ae4-4ff9-bee5-2af92977ba81\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Old Bill Flat from New Orleans<br>From New Orleans<br>Was a high-toned gambling man<br>Down in New Orleans<br>He would take a pair of dice<br>And get down on the ground<br>He&#8217;d shoot a buck and then he&#8217;d sing<br>To the bunch that stood around<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Read &#8217;em and weep (Huh!)<br>Look at that seven<br>Read &#8217;em and weep (Huh!)<br>Look at that &#8216;leven<br>Please now bones don&#8217;t you hesitate<br>Come on sweet ace make six your mate<br>And let these men folks read &#8217;em while they can<br>(Come on to Papa) (Come on for Mama)<br>Read &#8217;em and weep (Huh!)<br>Look at that seven<br>Read &#8217;em and weep (Huh!)<br>Look at that &#8216;leven<br>Stay off of Joe, Mistah Richard and Febe<br>I&#8217;ll make &#8217;em Christians befo&#8217; I leave<br>So, come on dice<br>And make &#8217;em read &#8217;em and weep<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Old Bill Flat in New Orleans<br>In New Orleans<br>Loved his little game of dice<br>Down in New Orleans<br>He&#8217;d be playing day and night<br>And every time he&#8217;d throw<br>He&#8217;d do a fancy buck and wing<br>And just like a rooster crow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\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\/YtlnN-Jk2Go?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 language. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] a 1920 song about rolling dicefrom the play: &#8220;Come Seven&#8221; by Octavus Roy Cohenwords by Al Bernardmusic by Walter G. Haenschen The sheet music:\u00a0\u00a0 Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. 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