{"id":2126,"date":"2021-09-08T17:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T17:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2126"},"modified":"2024-06-15T14:05:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T14:05:03","slug":"the-witch-behind-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/the-witch-behind-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witch Behind the Moon"},"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 1902.<br>Words and music by Louis Weslyn and Charles Albert.<\/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\/09\/The-Witch-Behind-the-Moon-1902.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of The Witch Behind the Moon - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d7cb99a5-00b7-4bbc-9ef1-c88cd7a1ab9f\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Witch-Behind-the-Moon-1902.pdf\">The Witch Behind the Moon &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Witch-Behind-the-Moon-1902.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-d7cb99a5-00b7-4bbc-9ef1-c88cd7a1ab9f\">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-9623459e-4dc1-485d-83ed-e8a4344e9fff\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The_Witch_Behind_The_Moon_1902_s_JPP.mid\">The_Witch_Behind_The_Moon &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The_Witch_Behind_The_Moon_1902_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-9623459e-4dc1-485d-83ed-e8a4344e9fff\">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. Old Grand Mammy sitting in the chair she loves so well<br>Little coons a-squatting on the floor<br>List&#8217;ning to the stories that they like to hear her tell<br>Tho&#8217; they&#8217;ve heard &#8217;em many times before<br>Candle is a sputt&#8217;ring and they ought to be in bed<br>But each one&#8217;s a wakeful little coon<br>As granny tells this story all is quiet as the dead<br>The yarn about the witch behind the moon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Up behind de moon dere lives a nigger witch<br>Dat prowls around at night<br>Comes a-ridin&#8217; down upon a broomstick<br>When de moon don&#8217;t shine too bright<br>Keeps a-lookin&#8217; out for pickininnies<br>While she hums a hoodoo tune<br>In de house you better stay<br>So you won&#8217;t get in de way<br>Of de witch behind de moon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Ev&#8217;ry little pickininny&#8217;s eyes a-poppin out<br>Ev&#8217;ry one a-holding of his breath<br>All their hearts are throbbing<br>As they&#8217;re gazin round about<br>For each one is almost scared to death<br>Such uneasy little coons a-sneaking off to bed<br>Never saw before since you were born<br>And soon each has the covers up<br>Above each kinky head<br>And dreams of granny&#8217;s story till the morn<\/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\/tZaSB-Ip7Q4?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.] A popular song from 1902.Words and music by Louis Weslyn and Charles Albert. The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. 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