{"id":1632,"date":"2019-05-11T20:27:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T20:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=1632"},"modified":"2024-04-09T13:53:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T13:53:00","slug":"sich-a-gitting-up-stairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/sich-a-gitting-up-stairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sich a Gitting Up Stairs"},"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 popular song from the early minstrels<br>Published by Geo. Willig, Jr., Baltimore, 1834<\/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\/Sich-a-Gitting-Up-Stairs.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Sich a Gitting Up Stairs - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ff3612ce-2d72-4959-976a-c25fc47bfaaa\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sich-a-Gitting-Up-Stairs.pdf\">Sich a Gitting Up Stairs &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sich-a-Gitting-Up-Stairs.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ff3612ce-2d72-4959-976a-c25fc47bfaaa\">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 Fred Feild:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-97f2d176-14ff-4739-9c27-f8ea4c812fa7\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sich_a_Gitting_Up_Stairs-MIDI.mid\">Sich_a_Gitting_Up_Stairs &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sich_a_Gitting_Up_Stairs-MIDI.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-97f2d176-14ff-4739-9c27-f8ea4c812fa7\">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. On a Suskehanna raft<br>I come down de bay<br>And I danc&#8217;d, and I frolick&#8217;d<br>And fiddled all de way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Refrain<br>Sich a gitting up stairs I never did see<br>Sich a gitting up stairs I never did see<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Trike he toe an heel<br>Cut de pigeon wing<br>Scratch gravel, slap de foot<br>Dat&#8217;s just de ting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. I went to de play<br>And I see&#8217;d Jim Crow<br>Oh! nigger Isam den he swell<br>For Jim was no go<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. I look him in de face<br>Until I make him grin<br>And den I trow a backa quid<br>An&#8217; hit him on de chin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. Oh! I is dat boy<br>Dat know to preach a sarmont<br>Bout Temperance and seven up<br>And all dat kind of varmint<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. Nigger hold a meeting<br>About de Clonization<br>An dere I spoke a speech<br>About Amalgamation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7. To Washington I go<br>Dare I cut a swell<br>Cleaning gemmen&#8217;s boots<br>And ringin auction ball<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8. I call on yaller Sal<br>Dat trade in sassenges<br>An dare I met big Joe<br>Which make my dander ris<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9. Says I &#8220;You see dat door?<br>Just mosey, niggir Joe<br>For I&#8217;m a Suskyhanner boy<br>What knows a ting or two<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10. An den I show my science<br>Prenez gardez vouz<br>Bung he eye, break he shin<br>Split de nose in two<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">11. Sal holler out<br>Den she jump between us<br>But guess he no forget de day<br>When Isam show his genus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12. Den Big Joe went out<br>He gwoin to take de law<br>But he no fool de Possum<br>I cut stick for Baltimore<\/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\/Sich-a-Gitting-Up-Stairs.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 popular song from the early minstrelsPublished by Geo. Willig, Jr., Baltimore, 1834 The sheet music: Accompaniment by Fred Feild: Lyrics 1. 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