{"id":1391,"date":"2019-02-21T20:06:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T20:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=1391"},"modified":"2023-06-05T12:02:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T12:02:50","slug":"when-uncle-joe-plays-a-rag","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/when-uncle-joe-plays-a-rag\/","title":{"rendered":"When Uncle Joe Plays a Rag"},"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\">On his old banjo (plankity plank), 1912<br>words by D. A. Esrom<br>music by Theodore Morse<\/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\/When-Uncle-Joe-Plays-a-Rag.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of When Uncle Joe Plays a Rag - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-93969eda-9212-4f12-9d9c-e5e9f4aa019c\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/When-Uncle-Joe-Plays-a-Rag.pdf\">When Uncle Joe Plays a Rag &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/When-Uncle-Joe-Plays-a-Rag.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-93969eda-9212-4f12-9d9c-e5e9f4aa019c\">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 James Pitt-Payne:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1f923faa-cd20-4f25-a0af-92e3a00fc95a\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/When_Uncle_Joe_Plays_A_Rag_On_His_Old_Banjo_1912_s_JPP.mid\">When_Uncle_Joe_Plays_A_Rag_On_His_Old_Banjo &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/When_Uncle_Joe_Plays_A_Rag_On_His_Old_Banjo_1912_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1f923faa-cd20-4f25-a0af-92e3a00fc95a\">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>Down in Dixie lives old Uncle Joe<br>Down in Dixie that&#8217;s the place to go<br>Where you sure will hear some music grand<br>Sweetest melodies in all the land<br>Every night beneath the southern moon<br>Uncle Joe would play a raggy tune<br>Things begin to hum, when he starts to strum<br>A rag upon his old banjo<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>When Uncle Joe plays a rag on his old banjo<br>Everybody starts a-swaying to and fro<br>Mammy waddles all around the cabin floor<br>Yelling \u201cUncle Joe, gimme more, gimme more\u201d<br>Folks come a-running when they hear the sound<br>Singing and a-dancing \u2018till they shake the ground<br>When Uncle Joe (plankity plank)<br>Plays a rag (plankity plank) on his old banjo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li>Ev\u2019ry night outside the cabin door<br>You\u2019ll see things you never saw before<br>Shufflin\u2019 wing steps and Virginia reels<br>Old ones, young ones, kicking up their heels<br>Uncle Joe keeps playing all the while<br>Raggy tunes and in the latest style<br>\u201cGo on, Uncle Joe, keep on, Uncle Joe<br>A plunking on your old banjo\u201d<\/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\/kd7FufE7MYg?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.] On his old banjo (plankity plank), 1912words by D. A. 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