{"id":2111,"date":"2021-08-30T20:15:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T20:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2111"},"modified":"2024-06-15T13:40:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T13:40:51","slug":"lucindas-ragtime-ball","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/lucindas-ragtime-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucinda&#8217;s Ragtime Ball"},"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 1913.<br>Words and music by Chas. L. Johnson.<\/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\/2021\/08\/Lucindas-Ragtime-Ball-1913.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Lucinda&apos;s Ragtime Ball - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-6fd17218-0159-4cad-a9b8-ba4bed9c2371\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Lucindas-Ragtime-Ball-1913.pdf\">Lucinda&#8217;s Ragtime Ball &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Lucindas-Ragtime-Ball-1913.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-6fd17218-0159-4cad-a9b8-ba4bed9c2371\">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-4921f2cb-7914-40ea-b1b8-6b5e21402179\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Lucindas_Ragtime_Ball_1913.mid\">Lucindas_Ragtime_Ball &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Lucindas_Ragtime_Ball_1913.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-4921f2cb-7914-40ea-b1b8-6b5e21402179\">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. Look! there&#8217;s Professor Melrose Jackson<br>Fiddle in his hand, he&#8217;s the leader man<br>Of Jackson&#8217;s Ragtime Band<br>Swell coons with ladies promenadin&#8217;<br>Up and down the hall<br>They&#8217;ve come to Miss Lucinda&#8217;s ragtime ball<br>Hear Professor call<br>&#8220;Get partners, one and all&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Goodness, gracious, Lordy me<br>Listen to that ragtime melody<br>See those coons a-prancin&#8217;<br>With their babies dancin&#8217;<br>Up and down the hall<br>Oh, Professor, don&#8217;t you dare to stop<br>Keep the music goin&#8217; till we drop<br>Just keep on playin&#8217; while we&#8217;re swayin&#8217;<br>At Miss Lucinda&#8217;s ragtime ball<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Barbers and Pullman Porters<br>My, but don&#8217;t those coons look fine<br>See their faces shine<br>As they walk down the line<br>Talk &#8217;bout your coontown&#8217;s swell receptions<br>This one beats them all<br>Some class to Miss Lucinda&#8217;s ragtime ball<br>Hear that music play<br>Just watch those swell coons sway<\/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\/04\/Lucindas-Ragtime-Ball.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 1913.Words and music by Chas. L. Johnson. The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. Look! there&#8217;s Professor Melrose JacksonFiddle in his hand, he&#8217;s the leader manOf Jackson&#8217;s Ragtime BandSwell coons with ladies &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/lucindas-ragtime-ball\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Lucinda&#8217;s Ragtime Ball&#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":{"_crdt_document":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2111","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-y3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2111","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=2111"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4819,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2111\/revisions\/4819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}