{"id":5591,"date":"2026-02-11T17:40:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5591"},"modified":"2026-02-11T17:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:40:05","slug":"theres-a-nigger-in-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/theres-a-nigger-in-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s a Nigger in the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A popular song from 1897<br>Words and music by J. W. Dick<br>Arranged by Emil Biermann<\/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\/2026\/02\/Theres-a-Nigger-in-the-Moon-1897.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of There&apos;s a Nigger in the Moon - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-2d49b211-6942-4a8b-9a82-65ace3460b91\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Theres-a-Nigger-in-the-Moon-1897.pdf\">There&#8217;s a Nigger in the Moon &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Theres-a-Nigger-in-the-Moon-1897.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-2d49b211-6942-4a8b-9a82-65ace3460b91\">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<br><br>1. O babies, gather &#8217;round old Uncle Rastus<br>I wants to tell you something very strange<br>The color of the moon am gwine to change<br>And a coon is to blame<br>The white trash will fool all those wot&#8217;s easy<br>They think we are ignorant I presume<br>The eclipse tomorrow night will prove that I is right<br>There&#8217;s a nigger in the moon<br><br>CHORUS:<br>No white trash can fool me, fool me, fool me<br>There&#8217;s a nigger in the moon<br>Rastus knows eclipse, eclipse, eclipse<br>Is caused by a coon<br>Some day just wander, wander, wander<br>Way up in a balloon<br>And then you&#8217;ll know what I know<br>There&#8217;s a nigger in the moon<br><br>2. Now every warm coon, they has a Venus<br>Whether on this earth or in the sky above<br>And behind the moon I know there is a lady<br>Warmest baby when night&#8217;s shady<br>This coon he loves his Venus so madly<br>Seems he&#8217;d hang behind the moon till break of doom<br>But when he comes round our way <br>Just remember what I say<br>There&#8217;s a nigger in the moon<\/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 1897Words and music by J. W. DickArranged by Emil Biermann The sheet music: Lyrics 1. 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