{"id":526,"date":"2018-09-04T12:51:02","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T12:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=526"},"modified":"2023-05-17T11:10:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T11:10:48","slug":"down-among-the-sugar-cane","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/down-among-the-sugar-cane\/","title":{"rendered":"Down Among the Sugar Cane"},"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 1908 popular song<br>words by Avery and Hart<br>music by Cecil Mack and Chris Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheet music:\u00a0<\/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\/2018\/09\/Down-Among-the-Sugar-Cane.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Down Among the Sugar Cane - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-4bbbdf3f-6a5f-4018-a4bd-1bb381427294\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Down-Among-the-Sugar-Cane.pdf\">Down Among the Sugar Cane &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Down-Among-the-Sugar-Cane.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-4bbbdf3f-6a5f-4018-a4bd-1bb381427294\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompaniment:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5e256c4a-59e2-4b8d-b7c3-8389331ef866\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Down-Among-the-Sugar-Cane.mid\">Down Among the Sugar Cane &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Down-Among-the-Sugar-Cane.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5e256c4a-59e2-4b8d-b7c3-8389331ef866\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Down in Lou&#8217;siana<br>Where the sugar cane grows<br>Oh, oh, my!<br>Lives Miss Susiana<br>She&#8217;s the sweetest girl I know&#8217;s<br>Oh, oh, my!<br>When my work is over &#8216;monst the sugar cane<br>To her home I go just at the bend of the lane<br>&#8216;Neath her cabin window<br>I am singing this refrain<br>Oh, oh, my!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Can&#8217;t you see the night &#8216;am falling?<br>Whippoorwill am singing low?<br>Don&#8217;t you hear the crickets calling?<br>Calling you and me to go?<br>Susie, don&#8217;t you keep me waiting<br>If you do &#8217;twill cause me pain<br>The moon am shining, and my heart am pining<br>Meet me down among the sugar cane<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. &#8216;Taint no use a-talking<br>There will be a wedding soon<br>Oh, oh, my!<br>Met her last December<br>And we&#8217;re goin&#8217; to wed in June<br>Oh, oh, my!<br>Susiana&#8217;s goin&#8217; to be my blushing bride<br>I can see myself a-standing close by her side<br>&#8216;Deed I&#8217;ll be a happy person<br>When the knot am tied<br>Oh, oh, my!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sung here by Fred Feild:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PTvOFsIz1Ps?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] a 1908 popular songwords by Avery and Hartmusic by Cecil Mack and Chris Smith The sheet music:\u00a0 Accompaniment:\u00a0 Lyrics 1. 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