{"id":5236,"date":"2024-08-10T21:11:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T21:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5236"},"modified":"2024-08-10T21:11:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T21:11:11","slug":"sing-sing-darkies-sing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/sing-sing-darkies-sing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sing, Sing, Darkies, Sing"},"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 and music &#8211; 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\/08\/Sing-Sing-Darkies-Sing-1844.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Sing, Sing, Darkies, Sing - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-940d4977-e7d6-4b1e-afc5-cd195c3d88ee\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sing-Sing-Darkies-Sing-1844.pdf\">Sing, Sing, Darkies, Sing &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sing-Sing-Darkies-Sing-1844.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-940d4977-e7d6-4b1e-afc5-cd195c3d88ee\">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-5043e8f3-2ef2-4794-abea-7e68e3599c6b\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sing-Sing-Darkies-Sing-1844.mid\">Sing, Sing, Darkies, Sing &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sing-Sing-Darkies-Sing-1844.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5043e8f3-2ef2-4794-abea-7e68e3599c6b\">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\">REFRAIN<br>Sing, sing, darkies, sing,<br>Don&#8217;t you hear the banjo ring,<br>Sing, sing, darkies, sing,<br>Sing for the white folks, sing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Since music am de meat ob love,<br>Made by old &#8216;Pollo from above,<br>De sweetest witties, pb de kine,<br>Am in de darkies strain divine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHORUS<br>Sing, sing, darkies, sing,<br>Don&#8217;t you hear the banjo ring,<br>Sing, sing, darkies, sing,<br>Sing for the white folks, sing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(REFRAIN)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dar&#8217;s Dandy Jim of Caroline,<br>And oder airs dat&#8217;s quite as fine;<br>Dar&#8217;s Danel Tucker, Lucy Neal,<br>Dat makes de frame all over feel<\/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 and music &#8211; anonymous The sheet music: Accompaniment by Benjamin R. Tubb: Lyrics REFRAINSing, sing, darkies, sing,Don&#8217;t you hear the banjo ring,Sing, sing, darkies, sing,Sing for the white folks, sing. 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