{"id":942,"date":"2018-11-30T18:58:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T18:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=942"},"modified":"2023-05-21T13:00:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T13:00:27","slug":"in-the-evening-by-the-moonlight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/in-the-evening-by-the-moonlight\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Evening By the Moonlight"},"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 1880 popular song<br>words and music by James A. Bland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a ballad written by an African-American minstrel entertainer. It is a fictional story about imaginary black Americans during slavery times. James A. Bland was successful with this as well as Carry Me Back To Old Virginny and Oh dem Golden Slippers. The minstrel stage was a very popular money maker for decades for white and black performers.<\/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:&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\/11\/In-the-Evening-By-the-Moonlight.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of In the Evening By the Moonlight - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-2a01526c-6f5a-4d17-8ad9-14d571c6cd59\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/In-the-Evening-By-the-Moonlight.pdf\">In the Evening By the Moonlight &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/In-the-Evening-By-the-Moonlight.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-2a01526c-6f5a-4d17-8ad9-14d571c6cd59\">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 Werner Tomaschewski:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-9abc784e-4656-4971-b02f-863f7f0badf4\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/In-the-Evening-By-the-Moonlight-MIDI.mid\">In the Evening By the Moonlight &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/In-the-Evening-By-the-Moonlight-MIDI.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-9abc784e-4656-4971-b02f-863f7f0badf4\">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. In de ebening by de moonlight<br>When dis darkies work was over<br>We would gather round de fire<br>\u2019Till hoecake it was done<br>Den we all would eat our supper<br>After dat we\u2019d clear de kitchen<br>Dat\u2019s only time we had to spare<br>To hab a little fun<br>Uncle Gabe would take de fiddle down<br>Dat hung upon de wall<br>While de silv\u2019ry moon was shining clear and bright<br>How de old folks would enjoy it<br>They would sit all night and listen<br>As we sang in de ebe\u2019ning by de moonlight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>In de ebening by de moonlight<br>You could hear us darkies singing<br>In de ebening by de moonlight<br>You could hear de banjo ringing<br>How de old folks would enjoy it<br>They would sit all night and listen<br>As we sang in de ebening by de moonlight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. In de ebening by de moonlight<br>When de watchdog would be sleeping<br>In de corner near de fireplace<br>Beside de ole armchair<br>Where Aunt Chloe used to sit<br>And tell de Piccaninnies stories<br>And de cabin would be fill\u2019d<br>Wid merry coons from near and far<br>All dem happy times we used to hab<br>Will ne\u2019er return again<br>Eb\u2019ry thing was den so merry gay and bright<br>And I nebber will forget it<br>When our daily toil was ober<br>How we sang in de ebe\u2019ning by de moonlight<\/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\/04\/In-the-Evening-By-the-Moonlight.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 1880 popular songwords and music by James A. Bland This is a ballad written by an African-American minstrel entertainer. It is a fictional story about imaginary black Americans during slavery times. James A. 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