{"id":548,"date":"2018-09-04T17:19:56","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T17:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=548"},"modified":"2023-05-17T11:54:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T11:54:35","slug":"dirty-dozen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/dirty-dozen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dirty Dozen"},"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 1917 jazz drag<br>words by Jack Frost<br>music by Clarence M. Jones<\/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:<\/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\/Dirty-Dozen.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Dirty Dozen - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-dbb25077-cd67-442a-a272-32e23d8eba10\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dirty-Dozen.pdf\">Dirty Dozen &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dirty-Dozen.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-dbb25077-cd67-442a-a272-32e23d8eba10\">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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-42261e82-3c73-438e-89de-881924c27932\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The_Dirty_Dozen.mid\">The_Dirty_Dozen &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The_Dirty_Dozen.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-42261e82-3c73-438e-89de-881924c27932\">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. Old Rufus Rastus Johnson Lee<br>Was braggin&#8217; bout his fam&#8217;ly tree<br>He said his uncles all were deacons<br>Down in Tennessee<br>Said old black mammy Mandy Bly<br>&#8220;I knew your folks in days gone by<br>And when we&#8217;d meet them on the street<br>We&#8217;d look at them and cry&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>&#8220;Oh, the old dirty dozen, the old dirty dozen<br>Your brothers and cousins, all livin&#8217; like a hive of bees<br>They all kept a-buzzin&#8217;, a-fussin&#8217; and mussin&#8217;<br>There wasn&#8217;t a good one in the bunch<br>Believe me that ain&#8217;t no bluff<br>Guess that&#8217;s enuff&#8221; (That&#8217;s enuff)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. &#8220;Those kids and cousins by the score<br>were eatin&#8217; and sleepin&#8217; on the floor<br>And every day you&#8217;d see policemen<br>Knockin&#8217; at the door<br>And no one ever thought of socks<br>Their bare feet cut by glass and rocks<br>It&#8217;s sure a fact that they were packed<br>Like sardines in a box&#8221;<\/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 Vancha March:<\/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\/-SG88ASmZ88?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 1917 jazz dragwords by Jack Frostmusic by Clarence M. Jones The sheet music: Accompaniment: Lyrics 1. 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