{"id":2607,"date":"2022-05-07T00:20:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T00:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2607"},"modified":"2024-06-22T13:52:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T13:52:29","slug":"a-soldier-in-de-colored-brigade","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/a-soldier-in-de-colored-brigade\/","title":{"rendered":"A Soldier in de Colored Brigade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[This song contains antiquated racial language. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 1863 popular song.<br>Words by George Cooper.<br>Music by Stephen C. Foster.<\/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\/A-Soldier-in-de-Colored-Brigade-SHEETMUSIC.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of A-Soldier-in-de-Colored-Brigade - SHEET MUSIC.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d4c922d8-8d07-49b4-8b13-1097affedc9c\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A-Soldier-in-de-Colored-Brigade-SHEETMUSIC.pdf\">A-Soldier-in-de-Colored-Brigade &#8211; SHEET MUSIC<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A-Soldier-in-de-Colored-Brigade-SHEETMUSIC.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-d4c922d8-8d07-49b4-8b13-1097affedc9c\">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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-3bb84138-6e19-4cb1-8b04-b568cf5f622a\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A-Soldier-in-de-Colored-Brigade-MIDI.mid\">A-Soldier-in-de-Colored-Brigade &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A-Soldier-in-de-Colored-Brigade-MIDI.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-3bb84138-6e19-4cb1-8b04-b568cf5f622a\">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>Old Uncle Abram wants us, and we\u2019re coming right along<br>I tell you what it is, we\u2019re gwine to muster mighty strong<br>Then fare you well my honey dear! now dont you be afraid<br>I\u2019s bound to be a soldier in de colored Brigade<br><em>Chorus:<br>A soldier! a soldier in de darkey Brigade!<br>I\u2019s bound to be a soldier in de colored Brigade.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. O! when we meet de enemy I s\u2019pec we make \u2019em stare,<br>I tink he\u2019ll catch a tartar when he meets de woolly hair.<br>We\u2019ll fight while we are able and in greenbacks we\u2019ll be paid,<br>And soon I\u2019ll be a Colonel in de Colored Brigade.<br><em>Chorus:<br>A Colonel! A Colonel in de darkey Brigade,<br>And soon I\u2019ll be a Colonel in de Colored Brigade!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Wid musket on my shoulder and wid banjo in my hand,<br>For Union, and de Constitution as it was I stand.<br>Now some folks tink de darkey for dis fighting was\u2019nt made,<br>We\u2019ll show dem what\u2019s de matter in de Colored Brigade!<br><em>Chorus:<br>De matter! De matter in de darkey Brigade,<br>We\u2019ll show dem what\u2019s de matter in de Colored Brigade!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. In days ob Gen\u2019ral Washington we fought de British well,<br>Behind de bales wid \u201cHickory\u201d I tink we made \u2019em yell.<br>I tell you we\u2019re de chickens dat can handle gun or spade,<br>And Greeley he\u2019ll go wid us in de Colored Brigade.<br><em>Chorus:<br>Go wid us! Go wid us in de darkey Brigade,<br>And Greeley he\u2019ll go wid us in de Colored Brigade!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. Some say dey lub de darkey and dey want him to be free,<br>I s\u2019pec dey only fooling and dey better let him be.<br>For him dey\u2019d brake dis Union which de\u2019re forefadders hab made,<br>Worth more dan twenty millions ob de Colored Brigade.<br><em>Chorus:<br>Dan millions! Dan millions of de darkey Brigade,<br>Worth more dan twenty millions ob de Colored Brigade!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. Den cheer up now my honey dear I hear de trumpets play,<br>And gib me just a little buss before I go away.<br>I\u2019ll marry you when I come back so dont you be afraid,<br>We\u2019ll raise up picanninnies for de Colored Brigade.<br><em>Chorus:<br>Ninnies! Ninnies for de darkey Brigade,<br>We\u2019ll raise up picanninnies for de Colored Brigade!<\/em><\/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>[This song contains antiquated racial language. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] A 1863 popular song.Words by George Cooper.Music by Stephen C. Foster. The sheet music: Accompaniment: Lyrics 2. O! when we meet de enemy I s\u2019pec we make \u2019em stare,I tink he\u2019ll catch a tartar when he meets de woolly &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/a-soldier-in-de-colored-brigade\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Soldier in de Colored Brigade&#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-2607","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-G3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2607","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=2607"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4884,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2607\/revisions\/4884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}