{"id":2775,"date":"2022-07-20T14:15:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T14:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2775"},"modified":"2024-07-05T13:34:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T13:34:53","slug":"get-your-moneys-worth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/get-your-moneys-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Your Money&#8217;s Worth"},"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\">(Instructions from the Boss)<br>A popular song from 1897<br>Words and music by Irving Jones<\/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\/Get-Your-Moneys-Worth-1897.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Get Your Money&apos;s Worth - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b0266d6d-e8cb-470b-a919-ceb2229ef41b\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Get-Your-Moneys-Worth-1897.pdf\">Get Your Money&#8217;s Worth &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Get-Your-Moneys-Worth-1897.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b0266d6d-e8cb-470b-a919-ceb2229ef41b\">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-cc9974fd-fa42-4e71-b5f5-c5c79ab43a60\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Get_Your_Moneys_Worth_1897_s_JPP.mid\">Get_Your_Moneys_Worth &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Get_Your_Moneys_Worth_1897_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-cc9974fd-fa42-4e71-b5f5-c5c79ab43a60\">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>Last night the darkies gave a rag time ball<br>You had to be a ragged coon to enter in the hall<br>Such a bunch of ragged japs I never did saw<br>You could hire sharp razors<br>From a barber at the door<br>A coon name Rag time Jimmy<br>Was the man who ran the dance<br>He called the rag time figures<br>When them coons began to prance<br>He says my dogs harms me coons<br>I think I&#8217;ve got the gout<br>But prepare to show your nigger<br>At each figure that I shout<br>All hands around, bow to the ground<br>Do the Possuma la, take your lady to the bar<br>Do the Highland Fling, cut the pigeon wing<br>You paid for a good time<br>So let your voices ring<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Get your money&#8217;s worth<br>I&#8217;ve had my gin and feel mighty glad<br>Get your money&#8217;s worth<br>Have a good time but don&#8217;t get bad<br>Get your money&#8217;s worth<br>Dance yourself clean off the earth<br>If you want to have fun<br>Bring your razor and your gun<br>And get your money&#8217;s worth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The darkies got excited just bout half past one<br>When a coon came in they called wild Bill<br>And he drew out his gun<br>He said knives, guns and razors I don&#8217;t fear<br>The sound of a revolver is sweet music to my ear<br>Then Rag time Jimmy stepped out<br>In the middle of the floor<br>And he said to this wild coon<br>&#8220;Are you looking for gore?<br>I know you are a bad coon<br>And your name is wild Bill<br>If you get bad tonight my friend<br>Your name will be tame Will<br>Coons take your place<br>Look your lady in the face<br>Now darkies prance<br>Do the Houchee Kouchee dance<br>Do the Bumba-Shay, go the other way<br>Don&#8217;t pay no &#8216;tention to wild Bill<br>But listen to what I say<\/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.] (Instructions from the Boss)A popular song from 1897Words and music by Irving Jones The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics ChorusGet your money&#8217;s worthI&#8217;ve had my gin and feel mighty gladGet your money&#8217;s worthHave a good time &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/get-your-moneys-worth\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Get Your Money&#8217;s Worth&#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-2775","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-IL","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2775","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=2775"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4907,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2775\/revisions\/4907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}