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1. I’s been called a hoodoo nigger
Since I first can recollect
Caus I’s born on dat ole Jonah day
The thirteenth, I suspect
I’s been unlucky ever since de day dat I arruv
‘Cepten in de ‘fections of de man I love
He’s a colored fireman
On de Hook and Ladder truck
It’s only when he’s near me
Is de time dat I’m in luck
It never matters into what misfortune I may climb
Dat nigger seems to know it
For he shows up jes in time<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chorus
He’s surely got a soft spot fo’ me
No matter in what troble I may be
He always sees me through
And sticks to me like glue
His way through the trouble he can see
He’s surely got a soft spot fo’ me
If hungry I should happen fo’ to be
If he sees a chicken roost
He’ll ask me for a boost
He’s surely got a soft spot fo’ me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. In a tennement I used to live
Upon de highest flo
When a zasterous fire started
And I saw my finish sho
I yeared de bells a ringing
An I jumped reight out o’ bed
Wiv de smoke an water poin’ round ma head
I got so excited wiv de smoke all up ma nose
And started groopin round about
But couldn’t find ma clothes
I rushes fo de winder just as hard as ev I can
An wen I thows it open
On de ladder stands ma man<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chorus
He’s surely got a soft spot fo’ me
He takes me on de ladder wid him, see
But de ladder starts to bend
Just as I found ma friend
An my weight makes him shakey at de knee
Just den dare comes a crash, and Oh, Gee
Dat ladder breaks and drops both him and me
I is such a clumsy lummock
I fell right on his stomach
He’s surely got a soft spot fo’ me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. After dat I moved into a very cozy little flat
Wiv so many late improvements
Didn’t know wah I was at
Dare was a little dummy elevator so bewitchen
Used to bring der things up thro’ der shaft to de kitchen
I was leanin’ down de shaft conversin’ to ma love
I over lost ma balance and fell in it from above
De neighbors in each flat pulled open all dare dummy doors
Dey couldn’t budge me up or down
I stuck between de floors<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chorus
He’s surely got a soft spot fo’ me
I fit dat shaft as tightly as could be
I was so awful fat dat I corked up de flat
An dey couldn’t use de dummy, don’t yer see?
He’s surely got a soft spot fo’ me
Some lard up in de kitchen he did see
So he greased around de casement
And slid me to de basement
He’s surely got a soft spot fo’ me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] May Irwin’s Laughing Coon Hit, 1899.Words and music by Herbert Cawthorn. The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. I’s been called a hoodoo niggerSince I first can recollectCaus I’s born on dat ole Jonah dayThe thirteenth, … Continue reading “Dat Coon’s Got a Soft Spot Fo’ Me”<\/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-2927","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-Ld","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2927","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=2927"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4993,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2927\/revisions\/4993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}