{"id":5332,"date":"2024-08-22T23:20:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T23:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5332"},"modified":"2024-08-22T23:20:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T23:20:47","slug":"floatin-down-to-cotton-town","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/floatin-down-to-cotton-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Floatin&#8217; Down To Cotton Town"},"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 1919<br>Words by Jack Frost<br>Music by F. Henri Klickmann<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"937\" src=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Floatin-Down-To-Cotton-Town-1919.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Floatin-Down-To-Cotton-Town-1919.png 711w, https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Floatin-Down-To-Cotton-Town-1919-228x300.png 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 85vw, 711px\" \/><\/figure>\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\/Floatin-Down-To-Cotton-Town-1919.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Floatin&apos; Down To Cotton Town - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-950798ba-2352-4541-b8b2-dc5ebf4162c0\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Floatin-Down-To-Cotton-Town-1919.pdf\">Floatin&#8217; Down To Cotton Town &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Floatin-Down-To-Cotton-Town-1919.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-950798ba-2352-4541-b8b2-dc5ebf4162c0\">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 James Pitt-Payne:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d19b552a-e015-4a06-ab12-5898039ae403\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Floatin_Down_To_Cotton_Town_1919_s_JPP.mid\">Floatin_Down_To_Cotton_Town &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Floatin_Down_To_Cotton_Town_1919_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-d19b552a-e015-4a06-ab12-5898039ae403\">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>I just dropped in to see you all and say<br>I leave today, I&#8217;m on my way<br>I&#8217;m goin&#8217; back to sunny Dixieland<br>That&#8217;s why I came to shake you by the hand<br>The minute when I cross that Dixie Line<br>No more I&#8217;ll pine, won&#8217;t that be fine?<br>Mister Captain, don&#8217;t fail me<br>Just hurry and sail me<br>To that gal of mine<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Floatin&#8217; down, my honey, floatin&#8217; down<br>Floatin&#8217; on the river down to Cotton Town<br>Just hear that whistle toot! toot! tootin&#8217; away<br>And those darkies singin&#8217;<br>Banjos ringin&#8217; till the break of day<br>Honey lamb, my little honey lamb<br>I&#8217;ll come back to you and Alabam&#8217;<br>While fields of sugar cane<br>Seem to welcome me again<br>Floatin&#8217; down to Cotton Town<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Just see those southern roses &#8216;long the shore<br>There&#8217;s just one more I&#8217;m longin&#8217; for<br>The cotton blossoms in the moonlight fair<br>Remind me of my mammy&#8217;s snow-white hair<br>Just hear that music &#8216;neath the southern moon<br>While darkies croon a Dixie tune<br>Mister Captain, you&#8217;ve hurried<br>But don&#8217;t keep me worried<br>Land me there right soon<\/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 1919Words by Jack FrostMusic by F. Henri Klickmann The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics ChorusFloatin&#8217; down, my honey, floatin&#8217; downFloatin&#8217; on the river down to Cotton TownJust hear that whistle toot! toot! &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/floatin-down-to-cotton-town\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Floatin&#8217; Down To Cotton Town&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5332","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-1o0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5332"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5336,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5332\/revisions\/5336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}