{"id":4914,"date":"2024-07-08T19:12:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=4914"},"modified":"2024-07-08T19:12:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:12:03","slug":"lucy-long","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/lucy-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucy Long"},"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 popular song from 1844<br>Words and music &#8212; anonymous<\/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\/07\/Lucy-Long-1844.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Lucy-Long - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c11f0fd0-47ca-4fe2-9fb0-4d76d112b51e\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lucy-Long-1844.pdf\">Lucy-Long &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lucy-Long-1844.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-c11f0fd0-47ca-4fe2-9fb0-4d76d112b51e\">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 Benjamin R. Tubb:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d8b133d6-f284-4b84-a7d5-31b1588939e9\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lucy-Long-1844.mid\">Lucy-Long &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lucy-Long-1844.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-d8b133d6-f284-4b84-a7d5-31b1588939e9\">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>Oh! I jis come out afore you,<br>To sing a little song;<br>I plays it on de Banjo,<br>And dey calls it Lucy Long.<br>Oh!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Take your time Miss Lucy,<br>take your time Miss Lucy Long;<br>Oh! take your time Miss Lucy<br>Take your time Miss Lucy Long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Miss Lucy she is handsome,<br>And Miss Lucy she is tall;<br>To see her dance Cachucha,<br>Is death to Niggers all.<br>Oh!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oh! Miss Lucy&#8217;s teeth is grinning<br>Just like an ear ob corn;<br>And her eyes dey look so winning!<br>Oh! would I&#8217;d ne&#8217;er been born.<br>Oh!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I asked her for to marry,<br>Myself de toder day;<br>She said she&#8217;d rather tarry,<br>So I let her habe her way.<br>Pray<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If she makes a scolding wife,<br>As sure as she was born,<br>I&#8217;ll tote her down to Georgia,<br>And trade her off for corn.<br>Then<\/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 popular song from 1844Words and music &#8212; anonymous The sheet music: Accompaniment by Benjamin R. 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