{"id":4505,"date":"2024-02-23T14:50:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T14:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=4505"},"modified":"2024-02-23T14:50:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T14:50:26","slug":"the-minstrel-parade","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/the-minstrel-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"The Minstrel Parade"},"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 musical &#8220;Watch Your Step&#8221;, 1914<br>Words and music by Irving Berlin<\/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\/2024\/02\/The-Minstrel-Parade-1914.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of The-Minstrel-Parade - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b13f2621-05f5-48b0-b5b4-a002aa7a752e\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-Minstrel-Parade-1914.pdf\">The-Minstrel-Parade &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-Minstrel-Parade-1914.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b13f2621-05f5-48b0-b5b4-a002aa7a752e\">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-292c99c0-4f34-4607-bb1c-32cc458b63cd\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The_Minstrel_Parade_1914_s_JPP.mid\">The_Minstrel_Parade &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The_Minstrel_Parade_1914_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-292c99c0-4f34-4607-bb1c-32cc458b63cd\">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>It&#8217;s eleven forty-five<br>Just as sure as you&#8217;re alive<br>Just see those minstrel folks<br>Parading up the Avenue two by two<br>They&#8217;ve been billed all over town<br>Ev&#8217;ry one of them a clown<br>Why, I can hear them coming up the street<br>Honey, you better come down<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Here they come, here they come<br>Marching to the big bass drum<br>Come and see those minstrels parade<br>In their costumes covered with braid<br>Hear those coons playing tunes<br>Like they should be played<br>From ev&#8217;ry dwelling folks will come<br>To hear them telling<br>Lots of funny riddles at the old town hall<br>One and all<br>Come on and watch the minstrel parade<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li>Get your tickets for the show<br>Oh, my honey, if you go<br>You&#8217;ll know the reason why<br>A chicken goes across the street<br>It&#8217;s a treat<br>Paint your face up with a smile<br>Get yourself rigged up in style<br>They&#8217;re only here to play a one night stand<br>Honey, you better come down<\/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.] From the musical &#8220;Watch Your Step&#8221;, 1914Words and music by Irving Berlin The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics ChorusHere they come, here they comeMarching to the big bass drumCome and see those minstrels paradeIn their costumes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/the-minstrel-parade\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Minstrel Parade&#8221;<\/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-4505","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-1aF","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4505","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=4505"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4508,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4505\/revisions\/4508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}