{"id":2151,"date":"2021-10-01T19:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T19:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2151"},"modified":"2024-06-16T13:12:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T13:12:43","slug":"the-swanee-river-bend","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/the-swanee-river-bend\/","title":{"rendered":"The Swanee River Bend"},"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 1912<br>Words by Ferd E. Mierisch<br>Music by John B. Lowitz<\/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\/10\/The-Swanee-River-Bend-1912.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of The Swanee River Bend - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-36ccb0c3-ed0c-42d0-a246-9116254b3516\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Swanee-River-Bend-1912.pdf\">The Swanee River Bend &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Swanee-River-Bend-1912.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-36ccb0c3-ed0c-42d0-a246-9116254b3516\">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-7ef5c0e6-145a-4424-a3e1-2ea4a0bb2149\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The_Swanee_River_Bend_1912_s_JPP.mid\">The_Swanee_River_Bend &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The_Swanee_River_Bend_1912_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-7ef5c0e6-145a-4424-a3e1-2ea4a0bb2149\">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>Just hear dem darkies shout<br>What makes &#8217;em holler out<br>Why it&#8217;s a steamboat down the stream<br>Across the cotton fields<br>You hear the paddle wheels<br>And me, oh my, don&#8217;t dem whistles scream<br>There&#8217;s someone playin&#8217; low<br>And it&#8217;s a tune I know<br>My dear old Mammy loved to croon<br>Those darkies go crazy when they start to dance<br>That wonderful Swanee River tune<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>When all dem coons start dancin&#8217;<br>Way down South in the land of cotton<br>Swayin&#8217; to that lovin&#8217; tune of Swanee River<br>They float like a boat on a silvery stream<br>Each little pick with his Ebony queen<br>They Swing, Swing, watch &#8217;em pigeon wing<br>And do the Double Shuffle<br>Oh, you colored Fluffy Ruffle<br>Just hear dem banjos hummin<br>That&#8217;s one melody that keeps &#8217;em trottin&#8217;<br>Up to the very end<br>See dat nigger do a funny funny figure<br>You forget about your Ole Kentucky Home<br>When you&#8217;re doin&#8217; that Swanee River Bend<br>In Georgia, when you do<br>When you do that Swanee River Bend<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It&#8217;s mighty hard to learn<br>But when you get that turn<br>You have a dance that sure am rare<br>If you could only see that colored Jubilee<br>You&#8217;re done forever with the Grizzly Bear<br>For when they start to sway<br>And do the Bombashay<br>You think you&#8217;re ten miles out at sea<br>Oh, watch Ebenezer with his Liza Jane<br>She&#8217;s keepin&#8217; him busy as a bee<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\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 1912Words by Ferd E. MierischMusic by John B. 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