{"id":2526,"date":"2022-05-04T15:02:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T15:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2526"},"modified":"2024-06-22T12:53:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T12:53:46","slug":"de-pullman-porters-ball","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/de-pullman-porters-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"De Pullman Porters Ball"},"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\">From the burlesque &#8220;Hoity-Toity&#8221;, 1901.<br>Words by Edgar Smith.<br>Music by John Stromberg.<\/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\/05\/De-Pullman-Porters-Ball-1901.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of De Pullman Porters&apos; Ball - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c74a17e3-6433-4ea7-b67f-679bbcc2718a\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/De-Pullman-Porters-Ball-1901.pdf\">De Pullman Porters&#8217; Ball &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/De-Pullman-Porters-Ball-1901.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-c74a17e3-6433-4ea7-b67f-679bbcc2718a\">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-2b8e4a5a-d435-434a-9344-0c2d30009842\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/De_Pullman_Porters_Ball_1901_s_JPP.mid\">De_Pullman_Porters_Ball &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/De_Pullman_Porters_Ball_1901_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-2b8e4a5a-d435-434a-9344-0c2d30009842\">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. T&#8217;was a dream ob delight las&#8217; Saturday night<br>At Abram Lincoln Hall<br>When de cullud elite was shakin&#8217; dere feet<br>At de Pullman porters ball<br>Dey was not out fo&#8217; cash<br>An&#8217; no common trash could mingle<br>For love or cush<br>Yer had to be de fust ob de upper crust<br>To mingle wid dat push<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Refrain<br>Oh! dem kings ob de railroad downed &#8217;em all<br>An&#8217; dat Newport soci&#8217;ty&#8217;s got to crawl<br>Ev&#8217;ry coon worth a million<br>In de ragtime contillion<br>At de Pullman porters ball<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. All de walls ob de room was gaily festooned<br>Wid watermelon vine<br>Dey polished de flo&#8217; for a week or mo&#8217;<br>Wid de fines&#8217; bacon rin&#8217;<br>Dere was all kin&#8217;s o&#8217; grub an&#8217; wine by de tub<br>An&#8217; music by Skidmores band<br>An&#8217; ev&#8217;ry dusky belle had a boquet to smell<br>In her white lily hand<\/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.] From the burlesque &#8220;Hoity-Toity&#8221;, 1901.Words by Edgar Smith.Music by John Stromberg. The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. 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