{"id":5255,"date":"2024-08-12T18:21:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T18:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5255"},"modified":"2024-08-12T18:21:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T18:21:40","slug":"the-jolly-raftsman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/the-jolly-raftsman\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jolly Raftsman"},"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 by Andrew Evans<br>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\/The-Jolly-Raftsman-1844.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of The Jolly Raftsman - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d0554c43-4aee-4079-b7a4-3a1c9df01e7c\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The-Jolly-Raftsman-1844.pdf\">The Jolly Raftsman &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The-Jolly-Raftsman-1844.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-d0554c43-4aee-4079-b7a4-3a1c9df01e7c\">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-91b1e4cc-b797-440c-a13d-e137889c3b97\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The-Jolly-Raftsman-1844.mid\">The Jolly Raftsman &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The-Jolly-Raftsman-1844.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-91b1e4cc-b797-440c-a13d-e137889c3b97\">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 was born in ole Virginny<br>And my little gal&#8217;s name was Dine;<br>She always called me a prettier nigger<br>than Dandy Jim ob Caroline.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHORUS [after each verse]<br>My rafts by the shore, she&#8217;s light and free,<br>To be a jolly raftsman is the life for me;<br>And as we glide along, our song shall be,<br>Dearest Dinah, I love but thee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Come, oh, come wid me my dearest lub,<br>I&#8217;ll take you to the Northern states,<br>And you shall keep de oyster celler,<br>Oh! you shall hurry up dem cakes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;ll bid good bye to ole Virginny,<br>I now will take my last farewell;<br>And if I marry you, my dearest Dine,<br>We will in peace and happiness dwell<\/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 by Andrew EvansMusic &#8211; anonymous The sheet music: Accompaniment by Benjamin R. 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