{"id":5639,"date":"2026-06-23T19:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5639"},"modified":"2026-06-23T19:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T23:09:38","slug":"all-dark-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/all-dark-people\/","title":{"rendered":"All Dark People"},"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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 1937 Musical \u201cBABES IN ARMS,\u201d 1937.<br>Words by Lorenz Hart.<br>Music by Richard Rodgers.<br>Sung and Danced by the Nicholas Brothers (Fayard and Harold).<br>Copyright \u00a98 Apr 1937.<\/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\/06\/All-Dark-People-BABES-IN-ARMS-1937_compressed.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of All Dark People - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c5b5dbf8-bd6e-4514-89bb-18ec772630f5\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/All-Dark-People-BABES-IN-ARMS-1937_compressed.pdf\">All Dark People &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/All-Dark-People-BABES-IN-ARMS-1937_compressed.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-c5b5dbf8-bd6e-4514-89bb-18ec772630f5\">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>VERSE:<br><br>Skeet-Ski-Daddle,<br>Beedy, weedy, weedy;<br>Doesn\u2019t mean a thing in English,<br>But it means a lot up Harlem way.<br>Skeet-Ski-Daddle,<br>Beedy, weedy, weedy;<br>When the tune gets hot and tinglish,<br>Means a colored person wants to play<br>At the Old Savoy, that\u2019s what they say.<br><br>CHORUS:<br><br>Play that music for me and my sweet<br>All dark people is light on their feet.<br>Pay no mind to a little conceit,<br>All dark people is light on their feet<br>And just the same as flowers get honey<br>All God\u2019s chilling go buck and wings,<br>Paleface babies don\u2019t dance in the street,<br>All dark people are light on their feet.<\/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.] From 1937 Musical \u201cBABES IN ARMS,\u201d 1937.Words by Lorenz Hart.Music by Richard Rodgers.Sung and Danced by the Nicholas Brothers (Fayard and Harold).Copyright \u00a98 Apr 1937. 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