{"id":872,"date":"2018-11-24T21:12:56","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T21:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=872"},"modified":"2023-05-20T11:56:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T11:56:05","slug":"my-coal-black-lady","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/my-coal-black-lady\/","title":{"rendered":"My Coal Black Lady"},"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\">symphony de Ethiopia<br>a 1896 popular song<br>words and music by W. T. Jefferson<\/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:\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\/11\/My-Coal-Black-Lady.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of My Coal Black Lady - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-000f970c-a813-4a39-b04c-4a7ec47d4279\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/My-Coal-Black-Lady.pdf\">My Coal Black Lady &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/My-Coal-Black-Lady.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-000f970c-a813-4a39-b04c-4a7ec47d4279\">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-a21e4107-6c03-42bf-8e5e-2a1b92145b63\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/My_Coal_Black_Lady_1896_s_JPP.mid\">My_Coal_Black_Lady &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/My_Coal_Black_Lady_1896_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a21e4107-6c03-42bf-8e5e-2a1b92145b63\">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. I&#8217;se got a coal black lady<br>And she is my little baby<br>And I love her, yes, I do<br>She says she is my honey<br>And she has no use for money<br>And to her I&#8217;ll be true<br>There ain&#8217;t no yaller nigger<br>That can hope to cut a figure with<br>This lady friend of mine<br>When we start a-walkin&#8217;<br>We just set &#8217;em all a-talkin&#8217;<br>We are winners ev&#8217;ry time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>This coal black lady, she is my baby<br>You cannot blame me, no, no, no<br>&#8216;Case I love her, so, so, so<br>Her color&#8217;s shady, but she&#8217;s a lady<br>Don&#8217;t trifle with my coal black lady<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. I&#8217;se particular to mention<br>That it is my great intention<br>For to carve that yaller coon<br>That tries to win this girl of mine<br>This little coal black valentine<br>My razor&#8217;ll seal his doom<br>Just watch us as we&#8217;re passing by<br>And you will see the reason why<br>That great big cake is mine<br>When we start a-walkin&#8217;<br>We just set &#8217;em all a-talkin&#8217;<br>We are winners ev&#8217;ry time<\/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-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/My-Coal-Black-Lady.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.] symphony de Ethiopiaa 1896 popular songwords and music by W. T. Jefferson The sheet music:\u00a0 Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. 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