{"id":2232,"date":"2022-02-21T14:16:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T14:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2232"},"modified":"2024-06-20T13:23:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:23:18","slug":"ive-got-troubles-of-my-own","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/ive-got-troubles-of-my-own\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ve Got Troubles Of My Own"},"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 1900 popular song.<br>Words by Bob Cole and J. W. Johnson.<br>Music by Rosamond 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\/2022\/02\/Ive-Got-Troubles-of-My-Own-1900.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of I&apos;ve Got Troubles of My Own - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a55e8482-b437-456c-b7ea-5ab94281b3fc\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ive-Got-Troubles-of-My-Own-1900.pdf\">I&#8217;ve Got Troubles of My Own &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ive-Got-Troubles-of-My-Own-1900.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a55e8482-b437-456c-b7ea-5ab94281b3fc\">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-86804155-df88-4169-9ba7-97ce181c8d21\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ive_Got_Troubles_Of_My_Own-MIDI.mid\">Ive_Got_Troubles_Of_My_Own &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ive_Got_Troubles_Of_My_Own-MIDI.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-86804155-df88-4169-9ba7-97ce181c8d21\">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. Since I been a deacon in de Babtist church<br>I&#8217;m bothered &#8216;most to death<br>De darkies come around me wid der hard-luck tales<br>And talks me out o&#8217; breath<br>Keeps myself secluded, but it ain&#8217;t no use<br>Dey&#8217;s bound to find me, sho&#8217;<br>F&#8217;om early maw&#8217;in&#8217; to late at eb&#8217;nin&#8217;<br>Some hard-luck Ethiopian&#8217;s at my do&#8217;<br>Jes&#8217; dis mawnin&#8217;, as day was dawnin&#8217;<br>Here comes old Hezekiah Brown<br>Says his quaintences and relationces<br>Had all throwed him down<br>Out o&#8217;l money, done lost his job<br>He had two months house-rent for to pay<br>He requested dat I assist him<br>But to Mister Brown I had to say<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>I&#8217;ve got troubles of my own<br>Go &#8216;way, leave a me alone<br>My friend can&#8217;t you see<br>Dat I&#8217;m jess busy as I can be?<br>His tale might a been a true<br>His rent might a been a due<br>But my rent was due, too<br>I&#8217;ve got troubles of my own<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Seems to me dat ev&#8217;ry darkey in dis town<br>Must bring his griefs to me<br>As long as dey live easy and der paths run smooth<br>Dey shuns my &#8216;ciety<br>Bein&#8217; a convenience for dese dead-broke coons<br>Will put me on de shelf<br>I&#8217;m gwin&#8217; ter cultivate other &#8216;sociates<br>So I can borrow, now and then, myself<br>Jes&#8217; dis ev&#8217;nin&#8217;, as I was leavin&#8217;<br>A crowd of hungry-looking Japs<br>Who should &#8216;proach me, but brother Ephraham<br>Just through shootin&#8217; craps<br>Lost his wages, and scared to go home<br>Because he knew his wife would fuss<br>He requested dat I assist him<br>But I spoke to Ephraham a thus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>I&#8217;ve got troubles of my own<br>Go &#8216;way, leave a me alone<br>My friend can&#8217;t you see<br>Dat I&#8217;m jess busy as I can be?<br>His tale might a been a true<br>But what could a I a do?<br>I&#8217;m scared to go home, too<br>I&#8217;ve got troubles of my own<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Dis here takin&#8217; me for a free-lan-tho-fist<br>Is cert&#8217;ny got to stop<br>It seems to me de darkies got it in der heads<br>Dat I&#8217;m a free pond-shop<br>Sho&#8217;ly will inform &#8217;em, and inform &#8217;em quick<br>Dat friendship-bank&#8217;s done bust<br>I&#8217;m qwin&#8217; ter notify dese glad-hand coons<br>Dat I don&#8217;t intend to run no trouble-trust<br>While a-nappin&#8217;, I heard a rappin<br>Last night, upon my window pane<br>Raised de window, dere was Abe Washington<br>Standin&#8217; in de rain<br>Wife deserted him, car&#8217;d off ev&#8217;rything<br>Swore she never would come back<br>He requested dat I persuade her<br>So to Abe I had to &#8216;cite dis fack<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>I&#8217;ve got troubles of my own<br>Go &#8216;way, leave a me alone<br>My friend can&#8217;t you see<br>Dat I&#8217;m jess busy as I can be?<br>His tale might a been a true<br>And he might a felt a blue<br>But I&#8217;m a grass-widower, too<br>I&#8217;ve got troubles of my own<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vocal demo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Ive-Got-Troubles-Of-My-Own.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 1900 popular song.Words by Bob Cole and J. W. Johnson.Music by Rosamond Johnson. The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. Since I been a deacon in de Babtist churchI&#8217;m bothered &#8216;most to deathDe darkies come &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/ive-got-troubles-of-my-own\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;I&#8217;ve Got Troubles Of My Own&#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-2232","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-A0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2232","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=2232"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4859,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2232\/revisions\/4859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}