{"id":686,"date":"2018-09-10T23:40:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T23:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=686"},"modified":"2023-05-17T20:40:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T20:40:55","slug":"hello-ma-baby","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/hello-ma-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello! Ma Baby"},"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 ragtime song about the early telephone, 1899<br>words and music by Joe E. Howard and Ida Emerson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The telephone got going in the 1880s. This vaudeville number came about when a 20 year old Joe Howard overheard someone talking to a girlfriend on the telephone. Joe wrote this song together with his wife. It was perfect for cake-walking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheet music:\u00a0<\/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\/2018\/09\/Hello-Ma-Baby.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Hello Ma Baby - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d32e6ca4-5bee-4c25-8dff-114433313da6\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hello-Ma-Baby.pdf\">Hello Ma Baby &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hello-Ma-Baby.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-d32e6ca4-5bee-4c25-8dff-114433313da6\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompaniment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-0f42fd2e-8cda-4500-b438-5319caca5267\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hello-Ma-Baby.mid\">Hello Ma Baby &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hello-Ma-Baby.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-0f42fd2e-8cda-4500-b438-5319caca5267\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. I&#8217;se got a little baby, but she&#8217;s out of sight<br>I talk to her across the telephone<br>I&#8217;se never seen my honey but she&#8217;s mine, all right<br>So take my tip, an&#8217; leave this gal alone<br>Every single morning, you will hear me yell<br>&#8220;Hey Central! fix me up along the line&#8221;<br>He connects me with ma honey, then I rings the bell<br>And this is what I say to baby mine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>&#8220;Hello! ma baby, hello! ma honey, hello! ma ragtime gal<br>Send me a kiss by wire, baby my heart&#8217;s on fire!<br>If you refuse me, Honey, you&#8217;ll lose me<br>Then you&#8217;ll be left alone, oh, baby<br>Telephone and tell me I&#8217;se your own<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. This morning, through the phone she said her name was Bess<br>And now I kind of know where I am at<br>I&#8217;se satisfied because I&#8217;se got my babe&#8217;s address<br>Here pasted in the lining of my hat<br>I am mighty scared, &#8217;cause if the wires get crossed<br>&#8216;Twill separate me from ma baby mine<br>Then some other coon will win her, and my game is lost<br>And so each day I shout along the line<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sung here by Fred Feild<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hello-Ma-Baby.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] A ragtime song about the early telephone, 1899words and music by Joe E. Howard and Ida Emerson The telephone got going in the 1880s. This vaudeville number came about when a 20 year old Joe Howard overheard someone &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/hello-ma-baby\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Hello! 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