{"id":5745,"date":"2026-09-27T13:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T17:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5745"},"modified":"2026-09-27T13:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T17:13:09","slug":"i-hope-you-choke","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/i-hope-you-choke\/","title":{"rendered":"I Hope You Choke"},"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\">A popular song from 1901<br>Words and music by Bogert &amp; O&#8217;Brien<\/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\/09\/I-Hope-You-Choke.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of I Hope You Choke - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ebf634d4-b1ab-4132-8e2d-b8e61c32a9cf\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/I-Hope-You-Choke.pdf\">I Hope You Choke &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/I-Hope-You-Choke.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ebf634d4-b1ab-4132-8e2d-b8e61c32a9cf\">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. I went to a banquet, the swellest thing in de land<br>I sat down to the table, I certainly did expand<br>My appetite was wid me, but thought I&#8217;d surely drop dead<br>While nibbling on a big pork chop a hundred voices said<br><br>Chorus:<br>&#8220;I hope you choke, you hungry moke<br>You&#8217;re stuffed so full your face is turning blue<br>Why can&#8217;t you wait, don&#8217;t eat the plate<br>I hope you choke, choke, choke, indeed I do&#8221;<br><br>2. I&#8217;ve stood my share of troubles, but today I&#8217;ve heaved a sigh<br>My trousers and my shirt waist were hanging out door&#8217;d to dry<br>A big brown goat devoured them, he tore them all apart<br>I saw him chewing on my clothes and said wi&#8217;d aching heart<br><br>Chorus:<br>&#8220;I hope you choke, you ragtime goat<br>Dem trousers was my bestest Sunday pair<br>My vest and coat, both am in soak<br>I&#8217;ve only got a necktie left to wear&#8221;<br><br>3. I went out west last summer, to blot out my rowdy past<br>I tried to live a new life but grew wild and bad at last<br>I spied a hoss I needed, my brain then began to float<br>I rode away but soon I felt something around my throat<br><br>Chorus:<br>&#8220;I thought I&#8217;d choke, they had a rope<br>I must have looked just like a cyclone wreck<br>One of the crowd just yelled out loud<br>Say, &#8220;Don&#8217;t you wish you was a rubberneck&#8221;<\/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 1901Words and music by Bogert &amp; O&#8217;Brien The sheet music: Lyrics 1. 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