{"id":2748,"date":"2022-07-03T22:58:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T22:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2748"},"modified":"2024-06-25T13:35:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T13:35:39","slug":"fevers-on","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/fevers-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Fever&#8217;s On"},"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 1906.<br>Words by Arthur Longbrake.<br>Music by George Fairman.<\/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\/Fevers-On.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Fever&apos;s On - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-878b7a38-b1fa-40c3-9550-d593eb75d8d8\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fevers-On.pdf\">Fever&#8217;s On &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fevers-On.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-878b7a38-b1fa-40c3-9550-d593eb75d8d8\">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-60661b40-f69b-4ff7-abc6-2d3d113c609f\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fevers_On_1906_s_JPP.mid\">Fevers_On &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Fevers_On_1906_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-60661b40-f69b-4ff7-abc6-2d3d113c609f\">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\">\u00a0Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bill Johnson went one night<br>To the church upon the hill<br>And listened to the good man preach and pray<br>Bill had been a wicked coon<br>And he listened there until<br>He felt &#8217;twas time to cast his sins away<br>So, when the parson called for souls<br>Bill shuffled up the aisle<br>And humbly at the altar there he stooped<br>And Bill went home a singin&#8217;<br>Hallelujah all the while<br>Untill he spied a lonesome chicken coop<br>With an agonizin&#8217; look<br>This view of things Bill took<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Oh-h-h-h-h my! stealin&#8217; fever&#8217;s on<br>Oh-h-h-h-h-h my! I&#8217;m nearly gone<br>If one of them fowls should make a sound<br>While these feet of mine are hangin&#8217; around<br>Next morn his feathers would be found<br>&#8216;Cause that stealin&#8217; fever&#8217;s on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No chicken moved a foot<br>For of Bill they all were shy<br>He hurried on for fear he&#8217;d go astray<br>Passed some coons a-rollin&#8217; bones<br>Gamblin&#8217; fever made him sigh<br>No craps for me, so long I&#8217;m on my way<br>But resolutions sometimes fade<br>Temptation&#8217;s hangin&#8217; &#8217;round<br>Devil comes to us just when we&#8217;re doin&#8217; fine<br>Old moon in all her glory<br>Then so brightly shinin&#8217; down<br>Exposed some melons clingin&#8217; to the vine<br>Bill cried as he climed the fence<br>&#8220;I can&#8217;t pass up this chance&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Oh-h-h-h-h my! melon fever&#8217;s on<br>Oh-h-h-h-h-h my! Here&#8217;s where I&#8217;m gone<br>If you want to save my soul tonight<br>Lord! you got to hide that old moon&#8217;s light<br>When I see melons I ain&#8217;t right<br>&#8216;Cause that melon fever&#8217;s on<\/p>\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 1906.Words by Arthur Longbrake.Music by George Fairman. The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: \u00a0Lyrics ChorusOh-h-h-h-h my! stealin&#8217; fever&#8217;s onOh-h-h-h-h-h my! 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