{"id":1844,"date":"2020-07-08T17:55:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T17:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=1844"},"modified":"2023-08-20T13:20:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T13:20:25","slug":"carry-me-back-to-ole-virginny","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/carry-me-back-to-ole-virginny\/","title":{"rendered":"Carry Me Back To Ole Virginny"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 1847 popular song.<br>Also known as &#8220;De Floating Scow of Ole Virginny&#8221;.<br>Composed, Arranged &amp; Sung by Charles White<\/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\/08\/Carry-Me-Back-To-Ole-Virginny-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Carry-Me-Back-To-Ole-Virginny - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c46cb576-6807-4ac7-a311-e76d6a17eda5\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Carry-Me-Back-To-Ole-Virginny-1.pdf\">Carry-Me-Back-To-Ole-Virginny &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Carry-Me-Back-To-Ole-Virginny-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-c46cb576-6807-4ac7-a311-e76d6a17eda5\">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 Benjamin R. Tubb:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-afda078e-2539-4b92-ba74-12ffd9f780b7\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Carry-Me-Back-To-Ole-Virginny.mid\">Carry-Me-Back-To-Ole-Virginny &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Carry-Me-Back-To-Ole-Virginny.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-afda078e-2539-4b92-ba74-12ffd9f780b7\">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>De floating scow ob ole Virginia<br>Dat I worked from day to day<br>A raking &#8216;mong de oyster beds<br>To me it was but play.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>But now I&#8217;m old and feeble too,<br>I cannot work any more.<br>||: Oh carry me back to ole Virginia,<br>To ole Virginia shore. :||<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li>O, if I was but young again,<br>I would lead a different life,<br>And I&#8217;d save money, and buy a farm,<br>And take Dina for my wife;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>But now old age, he holds me tight<br>And my limbs are growing sore,<br>||: Den carry me back to ole Virginia,<br>To ole Virginia shore. :||<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\">\n<li>Oh, when I&#8217;m dead and gone to rest,<br>Lay de ole banjo by my side<br>Let de Possum an de coon to de funeral go,<br>Fur dey was my only pride;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Den in soft repose I take my sleep,<br>And I&#8217;ll dream for eber more,<br>||: Dat carrying back to ole Virginia,<br>To ole Virginia shore. :||<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 1847 popular song.Also known as &#8220;De Floating Scow of Ole Virginny&#8221;.Composed, Arranged &amp; Sung by Charles White The sheet music: Accompaniment by Benjamin R. Tubb: Lyrics ChorusBut now I&#8217;m old and feeble too,I cannot work any more.||: Oh carry me back to ole Virginia,To ole Virginia shore. :|| ChorusBut now old age, he holds &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/carry-me-back-to-ole-virginny\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Carry Me Back To Ole Virginny&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1844","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-tK","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1844"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4427,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1844\/revisions\/4427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}