{"id":5751,"date":"2026-09-27T13:38:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T17:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5751"},"modified":"2026-09-27T13:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T17:38:30","slug":"ill-make-dat-black-gal-mine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/ill-make-dat-black-gal-mine\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ll Make Dat Black Gal Mine"},"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 coon song from 1896<br>Words by Dave Reed, Jr.<br>Music by Chas. B. Ward<\/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\/Ill-Make-Dat-Black-Gal-Mine.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of I&apos;ll Make Dat Black Gal Mine - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-9660cce5-8131-47e6-aeab-74104d7a9c4d\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ill-Make-Dat-Black-Gal-Mine.pdf\">I&#8217;ll Make Dat Black Gal Mine &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ill-Make-Dat-Black-Gal-Mine.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-9660cce5-8131-47e6-aeab-74104d7a9c4d\">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. A gal of mine, named Caroline<br>Has promised fo&#8217; to marry me<br>But her dad&#8217;s got a dog named spot<br>Fo&#8217; to make me trouble, don&#8217;t you see<br>Dar&#8217;s some swell coon, who&#8217;s come to spoon<br>And dat&#8217;s de very reason why<br>But I&#8217;ll show them soon dat I&#8217;se a wicked coon<br>Case I&#8217;ll win dat gal or die, Oh!<br><br>Chorus:<br>My, oh my, my coon blood will soon be boilin&#8217;<br>My, oh my, dat nigger must resign<br>If he don&#8217;t his good looks I&#8217;ll soon be spoilin&#8217;<br>I&#8217;ll make dat black gal mine<br><br>2. I&#8217;ll carve dat coon an&#8217; place him soon<br>In de hollow of an&#8217; old gum tree<br>Where owls at night can scratch and bite<br>At his coal black carcass, don&#8217;t you see<br>I&#8217;ll take one shot at dat dog spot<br>Den steal away my Caroline<br>And coons will swear dar&#8217;s hoodoos in de air<br>When I make dat black gal mine, Oh!<\/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 coon song from 1896Words by Dave Reed, Jr.Music by Chas. B. Ward The sheet music: Lyrics 1. A gal of mine, named CarolineHas promised fo&#8217; to marry meBut her dad&#8217;s got a dog named spotFo&#8217; to make &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/ill-make-dat-black-gal-mine\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;I&#8217;ll Make Dat Black Gal Mine&#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":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5751","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-1uL","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5751","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=5751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5753,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5751\/revisions\/5753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}