{"id":2461,"date":"2022-04-30T16:46:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T16:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2461"},"modified":"2024-06-22T12:44:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T12:44:09","slug":"coal-black-mammy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/coal-black-mammy\/","title":{"rendered":"Coal-Black Mammy"},"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 1921.<br>Words by Laddie Cliff.<br>Music by Ivy St. Helier.<\/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\/04\/Coal-Black-Mammy-1921.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Coal Black Mammy - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-0bf126e7-dffb-4e96-b286-69539dc0c8b7\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Coal-Black-Mammy-1921.pdf\">Coal Black Mammy &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Coal-Black-Mammy-1921.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-0bf126e7-dffb-4e96-b286-69539dc0c8b7\">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-c1c39305-7ab8-44ee-8191-90f3c1328715\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Coal-Black_Mammy_1921_seq_JPP.mid\">Coal-Black_Mammy &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Coal-Black_Mammy_1921_seq_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-c1c39305-7ab8-44ee-8191-90f3c1328715\">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. I&#8217;m tired and I&#8217;m footsore and I&#8217;m weary<br>I ache from my head down to my toes<br>This world seems to be Mighty dreary to me<br>How I&#8217;ll finish my journey Lordy knows<br>But I know where I go that all is peaceful<br>I&#8217;ll lay on my pillow tonight<br>An&#8217; I&#8217;ve pray&#8217;d how I&#8217;ve pray&#8217;d for that moment<br>Now the end of the long trails in sight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Refrain<br>Cause I&#8217;m goin&#8217;, yes, I&#8217;m goin&#8217;<br>With a love that&#8217;s ever growin&#8217;<br>To that coal-black mammy o&#8217; mine<br>Not a cent, not a cent<br>An&#8217; my clothes are only lent<br>All the same she&#8217;ll think I&#8217;m just fine<br>How I&#8217;ve dream&#8217;d, how I&#8217;ve schem&#8217;d<br>An&#8217; at times it almost seem&#8217;d<br>That the sun would never, never shine<br>That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m goin&#8217;, yes, I&#8217;m goin&#8217;<br>Mighty soon I&#8217;ll be hulloin&#8217;<br>To that coal-black mammy o&#8217;mine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. I&#8217;m sad, disappointed, and I&#8217;m homesick<br>I yearn for my mammy&#8217;s tender care<br>I&#8217;ve wasted the years And I&#8217;ve shed many tears<br>Of misfortune I&#8217;ve surely had my share<br>But I know that she&#8217;ll drive away my sorrow<br>Her cabin&#8217;s just over the rise<br>And she&#8217;ll smile happy smiles when she sees me<br>Bless the love-light that shines in her eyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/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 1921.Words by Laddie Cliff.Music by Ivy St. Helier. The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. I&#8217;m tired and I&#8217;m footsore and I&#8217;m wearyI ache from my head down to my toesThis world &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/coal-black-mammy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Coal-Black Mammy&#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-2461","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-DH","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2461","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=2461"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4865,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2461\/revisions\/4865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}