{"id":4467,"date":"2023-11-12T02:49:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T02:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=4467"},"modified":"2023-11-12T02:50:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T02:50:31","slug":"climbing-up-de-golden-stairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/climbing-up-de-golden-stairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Climbing Up De Golden Stairs"},"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 great jubilee song from 1884<br>Words and music by F. Heiser<\/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\/2023\/11\/Climbing-Up-De-Golden-Stairs-1884.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Climbing-Up-De-Golden-Stairs - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-045fdd66-9684-489a-b6d1-fa4a2aa3d22e\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Climbing-Up-De-Golden-Stairs-1884.pdf\">Climbing-Up-De-Golden-Stairs &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Climbing-Up-De-Golden-Stairs-1884.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-045fdd66-9684-489a-b6d1-fa4a2aa3d22e\">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<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Come, all you little niggers<br>Now watch your cues and figures<br>Climbing up de golden stairs<br>If they think you are a dude<br>They will treat you rather rude<br>Climbing up de golden stairs<br>Ole Peter looked so wicked<br>When I ask&#8217;d him for a ticket<br>Climbing up de golden stairs<br>At the sight of half a dollar<br>He will grab you by the collar<br>And fire you up de golden stairs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Then hear them bells a-ringing<br>&#8216;Tis sweet, I do declare<br>Oh, hear them darkies singing<br>Climbing up de golden stairs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li>Old Satan&#8217;s not the dandy<br>To feed you on mix&#8217;d candy<br>Climbing up de golden stairs<br>But he&#8217;ll give you brimstone hot<br>And he&#8217;ll choke you on de spot<br>Climbing up de golden stairs<br>They&#8217;ll lock you in the stable<br>Make you fight for Cain and Abel<br>Climbing up de golden stairs<br>Old man Adam and his wife<br>Will be there with drum and fife<br>And march you up de golden stairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go tell the Jersey Lily<br>The sights would knock her silly<br>Climbing up de golden stairs<br>And tell John L. Sullivan<br>He must be a better man<br>If he&#8217;d climb de golden stairs<br>Bob Ingersoll&#8217;s respected<br>But is bound to be rejected<br>Climbing up de golden stairs<br>Oh, you bet he&#8217;ll kick and yell<br>When they fire him into\u2026well<br>Climbing up de golden stairs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] A great jubilee song from 1884Words and music by F. 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