{"id":2890,"date":"2022-08-28T13:29:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T13:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2890"},"modified":"2024-07-26T13:24:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T13:24:38","slug":"that-coontown-quartette","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/that-coontown-quartette\/","title":{"rendered":"That Coontown Quartette"},"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 by Grant Clarke.<br>Music by Jean Schwartz.<\/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\/08\/That-Coontown-Quartette-1912.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of That Coontown Quartette - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-48f8b4fe-b598-4496-9692-ba140d6fb6c1\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/That-Coontown-Quartette-1912.pdf\">That Coontown Quartette &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/That-Coontown-Quartette-1912.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-48f8b4fe-b598-4496-9692-ba140d6fb6c1\">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-5e72a021-60c0-4764-b31c-4bf4aaaeccc8\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/That_Coontown_Quartette_1912_s_JPP.mid\">That_Coontown_Quartette &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/That_Coontown_Quartette_1912_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5e72a021-60c0-4764-b31c-4bf4aaaeccc8\">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. Last night I heard some singin&#8217;<br>Real singin&#8217;, great singin&#8217;<br>And there were voices ringin&#8217;<br>To good old Southern tunes<br>I heard some colored fellers<br>Swell fellers, four fellers<br>And I&#8217;ve seen some Rathskellers<br>And entertainin&#8217; coons<br>I mighty nearly went insane<br>When they started singin&#8217; this refrain<br>&#8220;Way down yonder in the old cornfield&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>You don&#8217;t mean to tell me that you never met<br>That Coontown Quartette?<br>You don&#8217;t mean to say you never heard &#8217;em yet?<br>That Coontown Quartette<br>Timmy&#8217;s the tenor, Billy&#8217;s the bass<br>Barry sings the baritone all around the place<br>Most surprising, harmonizing<br>Have you heard &#8217;em? go and hear &#8217;em singing&#8217;<br>&#8220;Lindy, Lindy, sweet little sugar pet&#8221;<br>Throw a nickle on the drum, Bumpity bum<br>To that Coontown Quartette<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. They sang a song so funny<br>So funny, oh honey<br>I threw away my money<br>It tickled me to death<br>Then Billy sang a ballad<br>Sweet ballad, fine ballad<br>I choked on chicken salad<br>Until I lost my breath<br>No sooner would the boys begin<br>Then I found myself a-joinin&#8217; in<br>&#8220;Way down yonder in the old cornfield&#8221;<\/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.] A popular song from 1912.Words by Grant Clarke.Music by Jean Schwartz. The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. 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