{"id":3126,"date":"2022-09-20T13:43:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T13:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=3126"},"modified":"2024-07-28T19:01:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T19:01:24","slug":"de-leader-of-de-company-b","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/de-leader-of-de-company-b\/","title":{"rendered":"De Leader of de Company B"},"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\">Comic march song and chorus, 1894.<br>Words and music by Dave Reed, Jr.<\/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\/09\/De-Leader-of-de-Company-B-1894.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of De Leader of de Company B - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-25149f94-e37a-4f10-9f73-71c7ec7b2703\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/De-Leader-of-de-Company-B-1894.pdf\">De Leader of de Company B &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/De-Leader-of-de-Company-B-1894.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-25149f94-e37a-4f10-9f73-71c7ec7b2703\">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. Miss Liza Jackson loves a coon<br>Who belongs to the Company B<br>He longed to be a soldier in the army<br>He said a Gen&#8217;ral Jackson<br>He was bound fo to some day be<br>Said he, a shot or two would never harm me<br>Miss Liza she was powerful mad<br>Said she, &#8220;Mister coon, You make me sad<br>If a great big hoo doo ball hits you<br>It&#8217;ll neber stop a-going till it goes right froo<br>But every day when de band did play<br>And the soldier boys turned out<br>Miss Lise was dar for to yell hurrah<br>When she heard de Captain shout<br>Right! Face! Forward March!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>When on parade<br>Oh golly you should dee dem march<br>Wif uniforms as stiff as starch<br>And never out ob step you see<br>You&#8217;ll hear dem shoutin&#8217;<br>When dey see de dandy coons<br>Hip, hip! hurrah<br>For de leader of de Company B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Said she, &#8220;My coon you&#8217;d change your tune<br>If you had to go to war<br>You&#8217;d wish you&#8217;d neber gone to be a soldier<br>Half scared to deaf you&#8217;d lose your breaf<br>And run till your feet got sore<br>Just &#8216;member, crazy nigger, what I told yer<br>She scolded him from morn till night<br>And pulled his nose with all her might<br>Said she &#8220;If de cannon balls ain&#8217;t lead<br>It&#8217;ll bust &#8217;em all to pieces when dey hit yo head&#8221;<br>But every day when the band did play<br>Miss Lize she would cut a swell<br>She&#8217;d shout so loud she would scare de crowd<br>When she heard de Captain yell<br>Right! Face! Forward March!<\/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.] Comic march song and chorus, 1894.Words and music by Dave Reed, Jr. The sheet music: Lyrics 1. 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