{"id":2905,"date":"2022-08-28T16:46:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T16:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2905"},"modified":"2024-07-26T13:37:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T13:37:14","slug":"the-moon-the-coon-and-the-little-octoroon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/the-moon-the-coon-and-the-little-octoroon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Moon, The Coon, and The Little Octoroon"},"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 song from &#8220;The English Daisy&#8221;, 1903.<br>Words by Will A. Heelan.<br>Music by Maude Nugent.<\/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\/The-Moon-the-Coon-and-the-Little-Octoroon.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of The Moon the Coon and the Little Octoroon - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-43e12b6f-b230-4e39-a914-121e6ab0a38e\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Moon-the-Coon-and-the-Little-Octoroon.pdf\">The Moon the Coon and the Little Octoroon &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-Moon-the-Coon-and-the-Little-Octoroon.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-43e12b6f-b230-4e39-a914-121e6ab0a38e\">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-219d3321-e88c-4c1a-a695-c1973f61e341\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The_Moon_The_Coon_And_The_Little_Octaroon_1903_s_JPP.mid\">The_Moon_The_Coon_And_The_Little_Octaroon &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The_Moon_The_Coon_And_The_Little_Octaroon_1903_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-219d3321-e88c-4c1a-a695-c1973f61e341\">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. A yaller moon, a dusky coon<br>It ain&#8217;t no great combination<br>But pretty soon Miss Octoroon<br>Improves the situation<br>From her pretty ruby lips<br>All the honey sweet he sips<br>Den his arms he gently slips<br>Around her waist so neat<br>Begs her not to make him wait<br>Won&#8217;t she let him know his fate<br>How his heart does palpitate<br>To hear his words so sweet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>And it seem&#8217;d to amuse the moon<br>For he winks right at the coon<br>But the coon is wise an&#8217; kept his eyes<br>On the little Octoroon<br>Then he hums a darkey croon<br>Such a sweet love makin&#8217; tune<br>Well ev&#8217;ryone seems having fun<br>The moon, the coon, and the little Octoroon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. The same old moon, the same old coon<br>The same weak combination<br>But pretty soon Miss Octoroon<br>Improves the situation<br>And they act again this time<br>Jes the same sweet pantomine<br>And the moon begins to climb<br>Up high to see the fun<br>For he sees dat darkey meet<br>Ev&#8217;ry night a maiden sweet<br>But the darkey don&#8217;t repeat<br>He meets a diff&#8217;rent one<\/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 song from &#8220;The English Daisy&#8221;, 1903.Words by Will A. Heelan.Music by Maude Nugent. The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. 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