{"id":5208,"date":"2024-08-07T20:35:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T20:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5208"},"modified":"2024-08-07T20:35:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T20:35:54","slug":"nigger-put-down-dat-jug","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/nigger-put-down-dat-jug\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigger Put Down Dat Jug"},"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 minstrel song from 1844<br>Words by Cool White<br>Music by Henry Russell (from &#8220;Woodman Spare That Tree&#8221;)<br>Arranged by J. W. Turner<\/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\/08\/Nigger-Put-Down-Dat-Jug-1844.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Nigger Put Down Dat Jug - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-6c9dd91c-3a01-4e3f-a2e0-d46d6c7bb49d\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nigger-Put-Down-Dat-Jug-1844.pdf\">Nigger Put Down Dat Jug &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nigger-Put-Down-Dat-Jug-1844.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-6c9dd91c-3a01-4e3f-a2e0-d46d6c7bb49d\">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-ff232e7f-c188-48e2-a7ec-9f5b2d6e8732\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nigger-Put-Down-Dat-Jug-1844.mid\">Nigger Put Down Dat Jug &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nigger-Put-Down-Dat-Jug-1844.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ff232e7f-c188-48e2-a7ec-9f5b2d6e8732\">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>Nigger put down that jug.<br>Touch not a single drop;<br>I&#8217;d gin it many a hug,<br>And dar you lef it stop;<br>&#8216;Twas dis ole nigger&#8217;s hand<br>Dat fust did place it dar;<br>An dar you lef it stand<br>Or else dis nigger swar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dat ole famyliar jug,<br>Chock full ob nigger rum,<br>Lord how I lub to hug<br>Becase de drunk soon come;<br>Dar nigger lef it lay,<br>Touch not a single taste;&#8211;<br>Golly I cum dat way<br>Your back wid ropes I haste.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When but a nigger boy,<br>A hoeing massa&#8217;s corn,<br>Lord how it gub me joy<br>To take from dat a horn;<br>I kiss it two tree time,<br>An den I suck him dry;<br>Dat jug he name but mine<br>So dar yu&#8217;s lef him be.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My moufh around he cling<br>Close as de rum ole friend,<br>I kiss he an I sing<br>Dat rum may nebber end;<br>Nigger put down dat jug,<br>Touch not a single drop;<br>I&#8217;d gin it many a hug,<br>An dar you lef it stop<\/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 minstrel song from 1844Words by Cool WhiteMusic by Henry Russell (from &#8220;Woodman Spare That Tree&#8221;)Arranged by J. W. Turner The sheet music: Accompaniment by Benjamin R. 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