{"id":1595,"date":"2019-04-29T21:18:50","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T21:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=1595"},"modified":"2024-04-05T13:32:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T13:32:27","slug":"on-emancipation-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/on-emancipation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"On Emancipation Day"},"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&nbsp;1902 popular song<br>Words by Paul Laurence Dunbar<br>Music by Will. Marion Cook<\/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\/On-Emancipation-Day.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of On Emancipation Day - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-6fa93a9b-9e37-4c01-86e7-08142059a854\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/On-Emancipation-Day.pdf\">On Emancipation Day &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/On-Emancipation-Day.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-6fa93a9b-9e37-4c01-86e7-08142059a854\">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-3f35ef5d-67c3-464e-a7ae-ad87d83a95c9\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/On_Emancipation_Day_1902-MIDI.mid\">On_Emancipation_Day &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/On_Emancipation_Day_1902-MIDI.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-3f35ef5d-67c3-464e-a7ae-ad87d83a95c9\">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. Streets are gay, on de way<br>All de alleys done turned out<br>Mistah Giles wid Miss Liles<br>Make a figure wid out doubt<br>Hyeah dey come, Lord dat drum<br>In de black ban&#8217; holds de sway<br>&#8216;Cept de brass, give it sass<br>On Emancipation day<br>Darkies standin on tip toe<br>Makin&#8217; goo-goos at de show<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>On Emancipation day<br>All you white folks clear de way<br>Brass ban&#8217; playin&#8217; sev&#8217;ral tunes<br>Darkies eyes look jes&#8217; lak moons<br>Marshall of de day a struttin&#8217;<br>Lord but he is gay<br>Coons dressed up lak Masqueraders<br>Porters armed lak rude invaders<br>When dey hear dem ragtime tunes<br>White folks try to pass fo&#8217; coons<br>On Emancipation day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Heah um cry, my oh my<br>When de &#8216;cession shows its head<br>Majors brown ridin&#8217; down<br>On cart hosses decked in red<br>Teeth lak pearls, greet the girls<br>Standin&#8217; dere lak dusky storms<br>Oh! my pet, what a set<br>Of owdacious uniforms<br>Generals stiff as hick&#8217;ry sticks<br>In de dress of sev&#8217;nty six<\/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-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/On-Emancipation-Day.mp3\"><\/audio><\/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&nbsp;1902 popular songWords by Paul Laurence DunbarMusic by Will. Marion Cook The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. 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