{"id":2744,"date":"2022-07-02T14:06:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T14:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2744"},"modified":"2024-06-25T13:36:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T13:36:55","slug":"excuse-me-boss-i-thought-it-was-mine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/excuse-me-boss-i-thought-it-was-mine\/","title":{"rendered":"Excuse Me Boss I Thought It Was Mine"},"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 1912.<br>Words and music by Rodney Powers.<\/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\/07\/Excuse-Me-Boss-I-Thought-It-Was-Mine-1912.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Excuse Me Boss I Thought It Was Mine - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5a4f6f80-a8a6-4d0a-9a4f-0c1251fd0cd7\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Excuse-Me-Boss-I-Thought-It-Was-Mine-1912.pdf\">Excuse Me Boss I Thought It Was Mine &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Excuse-Me-Boss-I-Thought-It-Was-Mine-1912.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5a4f6f80-a8a6-4d0a-9a4f-0c1251fd0cd7\">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-5bc82236-fb86-43da-9450-872da8fa3a7f\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Excuse_Me_Boss_I_Thought_It_Was_Mine_1912_s_JPP.mid\">Excuse_Me_Boss_I_Thought_It_Was_Mine &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Excuse_Me_Boss_I_Thought_It_Was_Mine_1912_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5bc82236-fb86-43da-9450-872da8fa3a7f\">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\">&nbsp;Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hooker Roosevelt Washington Green<br>Hungriest coon that you&#8217;ve ever seen<br>Dropped into a restaurant, said, look here man<br>Bring me on some chicken just as soon as you can<br>Right at the table sat Ephriam Lee<br>Hungry for chicken as he could be<br>Green wasn&#8217;t looking, Lee ate up the bird<br>Green started kicking, this is what he heard<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Excuse me boss, that bird was fine<br>That I honest, truly thought it sure was mine<br>I declare to goodness, didn&#8217;t mean no harm<br>It looked like a chicken from my chicken farm<br>It looked so nice and brown and sweet<br>That I couldn&#8217;t help but start and eat<br>It might have been your time to dine<br>But excuse me boss, I thought it was mine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hooker Roosevelt Washington Green<br>Craziest, maddest you&#8217;ve ever seen<br>Called for the proprietor, said, look here boss<br>What you goin&#8217; to do about that bird I lost?<br>Boss only answered, now if you&#8217;ll be nice<br>You&#8217;ll get more chicken and mellon on ice<br>On came the order, Lee made for the door<br>With chicken and melon<br>Then Green heard once more<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\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 1912.Words and music by Rodney Powers. 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