{"id":5511,"date":"2025-12-11T15:36:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T19:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5511"},"modified":"2025-12-11T15:36:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T19:36:52","slug":"brother-low-down","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/brother-low-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Brother Low Down"},"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 1921<br>Words and music by Al Bernard and Larry Briers<\/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\/2025\/12\/Brother-Low-Down-1921.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Brother Low Down - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-7894dbb8-10ef-4de4-98e2-00364ed1eea3\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Brother-Low-Down-1921.pdf\">Brother Low Down &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Brother-Low-Down-1921.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-7894dbb8-10ef-4de4-98e2-00364ed1eea3\">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-e5dc4ac9-bad3-4dfc-84fe-b6f7849109a0\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Brother_Low_Down_1921_s_JPP.mid\">Brother_Low_Down &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Brother_Low_Down_1921_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-e5dc4ac9-bad3-4dfc-84fe-b6f7849109a0\">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>Down in New Orleans<br>Is a preacher called &#8220;Low Down&#8221;<br>Down in New Orleans<br>On the corners he is found<br>Preaching night and day<br>To folks who pass his way<br>He said, &#8220;The good book you must sho&#8217; obey&#8221;<br>And when the law tried to run him in<br>Brother Low Down he would say<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus:<br>Cap&#8217;n Buddy done got me a permit<br>For to preach in this here town<br>Cap&#8217;n Buddy done told all of you cops<br>To lay right off of old Low Down<br>Now all you satin blacks, choc&#8217;late browns<br>When I pass this hat around<br>If you want to keep from sin<br>Drop your little nickels in<br>To help old Brother Low Down<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Down in New Orleans<br>Is a dance hall called &#8220;Blue Moon&#8221;<br>Down in New Orleans<br>They stiff starch night and coon<br>He went there one day<br>And started in to pray<br>He said, &#8220;Old Low Down you must sho&#8217; obey&#8221;<br>And when the folk tried to run him out<br>Brother Low Down he did say<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus:<br>Cap&#8217;n Buddy done got me a permit<br>For to preach in this here town<br>Cap&#8217;n Buddy done told all of you cops<br>To have respect for old Low Down<br>Now all you old pool sharks, hear me right<br>When I pass this hat tonight<br>I will shout with all my might<br>Help me or there&#8217;ll be a fight<br>Yes, with old Brother Low Down<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now all you card players, crap shooters<br>Bootleggers, too<br>Listen to me sinners and I&#8217;ll tell you what to do<br>If you disobeys me den you better be afraid<br>&#8216;Cause you know I totes a razor<br>And I wields a wicked blade<br>It costs me more for liquor at the place I gets it at<br>So don&#8217;t you go a droppin&#8217; any lead dimes in my hat<br>Low Down must have money so he won&#8217;t get in a hole<br>So keep Old Low Down liquored up<br>And he will save your soul<\/p>\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 1921Words and music by Al Bernard and Larry Briers The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics Chorus:Cap&#8217;n Buddy done got me a permitFor to preach in this here townCap&#8217;n Buddy done told all &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/brother-low-down\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Brother Low Down&#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-5511","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-1qT","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5511","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=5511"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5514,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5511\/revisions\/5514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}