{"id":5279,"date":"2024-08-13T19:19:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T19:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5279"},"modified":"2024-08-13T19:19:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T19:19:30","slug":"im-sailin-on-de-old-canal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/im-sailin-on-de-old-canal\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m Sailin&#8217; on de Old Canal"},"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 1845<br>Words and music by L. V. H. Crosby<\/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\/Im-Sailin-on-de-Old-Canal-1845.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of I&apos;m Sailin&apos; on de Old Canal - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-0a615985-5cf5-48ae-be8a-14b6d8928d96\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Im-Sailin-on-de-Old-Canal-1845.pdf\">I&#8217;m Sailin&#8217; on de Old Canal &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Im-Sailin-on-de-Old-Canal-1845.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-0a615985-5cf5-48ae-be8a-14b6d8928d96\">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-b9b0cdd1-b49c-4663-9061-056fd9958a29\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Im-Sailin-on-de-Old-Canal-1845.mid\">I&#8217;m Sailin&#8217; on de Old Canal &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Im-Sailin-on-de-Old-Canal-1845.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b9b0cdd1-b49c-4663-9061-056fd9958a29\">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>As I was sailin\u2019 on de ole canal,<br>I met wid my dear colour\u2019d gal;<br>She look\u2019d jes like a charcoal rose,<br>Her face so dark she scared de crows.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHORUS<br>I\u2019m sailin\u2019 on de ole canal,<br>Tra la la la la la la la la,<br>Such a beautiful form is my colour\u2019d gal,<br>Tra la la la la la la la la,<br>Such a beautiful form is my colour\u2019d gal,<br>Tra la la la la la la la la.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>O! Pomp she cried come hidder to me,<br>Or I\u2019ll hang myself on dat ole pine tree;<br>I\u2019ve treasured you long as a coloured prize,<br>I\u2019ve waited here wid tears in my eyes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>O! yes dear Fanny I\u2019ll be dar soon.<br>You\u2019re handsome as dat ole new moon;<br>Your form is as fair as any spring wedder,<br>So jump on board and we\u2019ll sail off togedder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>De earth did quake and de breakers roar,<br>When she came on board and left de shore;<br>De boat did dance wid joy to see,<br>My coloured gal sail off wid me<\/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 1845Words and music by L. V. H. Crosby The sheet music: Accompaniment by Benjamin R. 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