{"id":1805,"date":"2019-06-15T17:51:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=1805"},"modified":"2024-04-18T13:06:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T13:06:54","slug":"when-mister-shakespeare-comes-to-town","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/when-mister-shakespeare-comes-to-town\/","title":{"rendered":"When Mister Shakespeare Comes To Town"},"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\">(or &#8220;I Don&#8217;t Like Them Minstrel Folks&#8221;)<br>A popular song from 1901<br>Words by Wm. Jerome<br>Music by Eugene Black<\/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\/2024\/04\/When-Mister-Shakespeare-Comes-To-Town.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of When-Mister-Shakespeare-Comes-To-Town - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-68916229-13a1-49fc-8559-d89815f3d18c\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/When-Mister-Shakespeare-Comes-To-Town.pdf\">When-Mister-Shakespeare-Comes-To-Town &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/When-Mister-Shakespeare-Comes-To-Town.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-68916229-13a1-49fc-8559-d89815f3d18c\">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-05d51666-d3d8-40c4-b522-6f9ab05d3185\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/When_Mister_Shakespeare_Comes_To_Town-MIDI.mid\">When_Mister_Shakespeare_Comes_To_Town &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/When_Mister_Shakespeare_Comes_To_Town-MIDI.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-05d51666-d3d8-40c4-b522-6f9ab05d3185\">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. Bill Johnson said to Mandy Snow<br>&#8220;Would you like to go to the Minstrel show?&#8221;<br>And Mandy said, &#8220;Well, I don&#8217;t know&#8221;<br>With a mighty haughty air<br>These Minstrel shows ain&#8217;t got no sense<br>It is just like wasting your fifty cents<br>With such affairs they should dispense<br>Only common folks go there<br>Bill Johnson he turned red<br>&#8220;You&#8217;re rather high-toned&#8221; he said<br>&#8220;Perhaps I is and be it so<br>I doesn&#8217;t have to go to a Minstrel show, cause<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>I don&#8217;t like them Minstrel folks<br>And I doesn&#8217;t care for the end-men&#8217;s jokes<br>I has no use for the musical mokes<br>And I don&#8217;t like a circus clown<br>Mister Johnson I&#8217;ll tell you what to do<br>Just save up your money, ev&#8217;ry solitary sou<br>And I&#8217;ll promise like a lady<br>That I&#8217;ll go along with you<br>When Mister Shakespeare comes to town<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. &#8220;I likes that play they call &#8216;Macbeth&#8217;<br>My brother Seth got scared to death<br>It almost took away his breath<br>And he fainted right on the floor<br>And when that Shakespeare man comes &#8217;round<br>You have got to chain me right to the ground<br>Right up in front I&#8217;m always found<br>He&#8217;s the man I does adore<br>I likes a play that&#8217;s good<br>Very fond of N. 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Wood<br>So Mister Johnson save your dough<br>For a Shakespeare show and then I&#8217;ll go, cause<\/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-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\/E6B7nIaTh40?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.] (or &#8220;I Don&#8217;t Like Them Minstrel Folks&#8221;)A popular song from 1901Words by Wm. JeromeMusic by Eugene Black The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. 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