{"id":2937,"date":"2022-08-29T17:12:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T17:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2937"},"modified":"2024-07-26T13:54:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T13:54:40","slug":"no-coons-allowed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/no-coons-allowed\/","title":{"rendered":"No Coons Allowed"},"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\">From the farce comedy &#8220;A Trip To Coontown&#8221;, 1897.<br>Words by Billy Johnson.<br>Music by Bob Cole.<\/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\/No-Coons-Allowed-1897.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of No Coons Allowed - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-8bcb4111-5a0b-479a-b2ef-cf77106ad994\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/No-Coons-Allowed-1897.pdf\">No Coons Allowed &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/No-Coons-Allowed-1897.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-8bcb4111-5a0b-479a-b2ef-cf77106ad994\">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-940b03c6-0ab3-436e-be5f-5efb6a80ff76\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/No_Coons_Allowed_1897_s_JPP.mid\">No_Coons_Allowed &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/No_Coons_Allowed_1897_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-940b03c6-0ab3-436e-be5f-5efb6a80ff76\">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. There&#8217;s a dead swell gentleman of color<br>Saved up all the money he could find<br>He call&#8217;d one night and said to his baby<br>&#8220;My Lulu gal we&#8217;ll go and cut a shine&#8221;<br>He put her in a cab and told the driver<br>&#8220;To drive us to the swellest place in town<br>I&#8217;m gwine to buy my gal a fine supper<br>So I want the finest place that can be found&#8221;<br>To a swell restaurant the driver took them<br>With his Lulu gal he started in so proud<br>But that coon almost went blind<br>When he saw a great big sign<br>Up o&#8217;er the door which read<br>&#8220;No coons allowed&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>&#8220;No coons allowed, no coons allowed<br>This place is meant for white folks, that&#8217;s all<br>We don&#8217;t want no kinky-head kind<br>So move on darky down the line<br>No coons allow&#8217;d in here at all&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. So this coon got mighty offended<br>Commenc&#8217;d to swearing vengeance by the yard<br>To be thrown down in the presence of his baby<br>&#8216;Deed it hurt this darky&#8217;s feelings mighty hard<br>So he rush&#8217;d on downtown to a lawyer<br>And told him bout the sign that he had seen<br>He said &#8220;Boss, can&#8217;t you sue the firm for damage<br>&#8216;Case I think that I&#8217;ve been treated mighty mean&#8221;<br>So the lawyer took the coon to the courthouse<br>And they started in the courthouse with a crowd<br>But his head began to swim<br>When he saw that sign again<br>O&#8217;er the courthouse door which read<br>&#8220;No coons allowed&#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.] From the farce comedy &#8220;A Trip To Coontown&#8221;, 1897.Words by Billy Johnson.Music by Bob Cole. The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. 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