{"id":2174,"date":"2021-10-05T21:36:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T21:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2174"},"modified":"2024-06-20T12:09:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T12:09:19","slug":"the-oriental-coon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/the-oriental-coon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Oriental Coon"},"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 1899.<br>Words and music by Ed. Rogers.<\/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-Oriental-Coon-1899.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of The Oriental Coon  - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-6f2d8383-db13-4b16-a774-941cf528c607\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Oriental-Coon-1899.pdf\">The Oriental Coon  &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Oriental-Coon-1899.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-6f2d8383-db13-4b16-a774-941cf528c607\">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-508cebf4-cba6-4d76-abe8-f3ed08a78de9\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The_Oriental_Coon_1899_s_JPP.mid\">The_Oriental_Coon &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The_Oriental_Coon_1899_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-508cebf4-cba6-4d76-abe8-f3ed08a78de9\">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\">\u00a0Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the Grand Midway stood a wench one day<br>Just a-watching how folks pranced<br>Said she, &#8220;I think, wid a naughty wink<br>I could do dat style of dance&#8221;<br>It was overheard by a Turkey bird<br>And he said, &#8220;Now it that&#8217;s meant<br>Ma burly coon, I will teach you soon<br>If you&#8217;ll join my Orient<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>She is an Oriental Coon<br>Colored folks think she&#8217;ll go crazy soon<br>For years she danced the bombershay<br>Now the Kaya, on the Grand Midway<br>For she is an Oriental Coon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coontown went wild when this colored child<br>Skipped to Europe, so they say<br>But from there she flew, with a fat Turk who<br>Lost his life Thanksgiving day<br>Then she sailed for home, said, &#8220;No more I&#8217;ll roam&#8221;<br>But her coon friends all were sore<br>Her grand display, from the old midway<br>They&#8217;d no use for anymore<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\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 1899.Words and music by Ed. Rogers. The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: \u00a0Lyrics ChorusShe is an Oriental CoonColored folks think she&#8217;ll go crazy soonFor years she danced the bombershayNow the Kaya, on the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/the-oriental-coon\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Oriental Coon&#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-2174","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-z4","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2174","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=2174"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4844,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2174\/revisions\/4844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}