{"id":795,"date":"2018-10-30T17:59:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T17:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=795"},"modified":"2024-08-22T22:20:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T22:20:52","slug":"be-ma-honey-gal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/be-ma-honey-gal\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Ma Honey Gal"},"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 1898 popular song<br>words and music by Safford Waters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/be-ma-honey-gal-1898-cover-787x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/be-ma-honey-gal-1898-cover-787x1024.jpg 787w, https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/be-ma-honey-gal-1898-cover-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/be-ma-honey-gal-1898-cover-768x999.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/be-ma-honey-gal-1898-cover-1181x1536.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/be-ma-honey-gal-1898-cover-1575x2048.jpg 1575w, https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/be-ma-honey-gal-1898-cover-1200x1561.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/be-ma-honey-gal-1898-cover-scaled.jpg 1969w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 787px) 85vw, 787px\" \/><\/figure>\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:&nbsp;<\/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\/10\/Be-Ma-Honey-Gal.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Be Ma Honey Gal - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-edb3caa9-8855-4ecd-a98b-8b8ed8ff647d\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Be-Ma-Honey-Gal.pdf\">Be Ma Honey Gal &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Be-Ma-Honey-Gal.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-edb3caa9-8855-4ecd-a98b-8b8ed8ff647d\">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\">Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d1367185-94b7-440b-85f4-b8bd76ec65c1\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Be_Ma_Honey_Gal_1898_s_JPP.mid\">Be_Ma_Honey_Gal &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Be_Ma_Honey_Gal_1898_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-d1367185-94b7-440b-85f4-b8bd76ec65c1\">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<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Down in sunny Alabama<br>Not so very long ago<br>Dere I met my Susieannah<br>Cutest little gal I know<br>Appetizing as de melon<br>Ripenin\u2019 up on de vine<br>Mighty big my heart was swellin\u2019<br>When I asked her to be mine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Be ma honey gal<br>Ma little Susieannah<br>And I neveh shall forget old Alabama<br>Be my honey gal<br>De sun shall always shine<br>If yo\u2019 only say<br>Yo\u2019 little dear heart am mine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. All dat Susieannah answered<br>As I held her hand was \u201chush!\u201d<br>And I kinder, sorter fancied<br>I could almost see her blush<br>Den I felt up on my shoulder<br>Cunning little kinky head<br>And dis made me trifle bolder<br>Louder dan befo\u2019 I said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sung here by Fred Feild:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yeESdmGFqeU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/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 1898 popular songwords and music by Safford Waters The sheet music:&nbsp; Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. Down in sunny AlabamaNot so very long agoDere I met my SusieannahCutest little gal I knowAppetizing as de melonRipenin\u2019 up &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/be-ma-honey-gal\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Be Ma Honey Gal&#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":{"_crdt_document":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-795","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-cP","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/795","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=795"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5327,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/795\/revisions\/5327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}