{"id":983,"date":"2018-12-01T18:13:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T18:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=983"},"modified":"2023-05-22T12:23:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T12:23:35","slug":"just-because-she-made-dem-goo-goo-eyes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/just-because-she-made-dem-goo-goo-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Because She Made Dem Goo-Goo Eyes"},"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 1900 minstrel ballad with music by the composer of Bill Bailey (1902)<br>words by John Queen<br>music by Hughie Cannon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Queen and Cannon were traveling minstrel performers who were very active at this time. They always went to New York City to publish their new songs. This one is a minstrel song about minstrel singers like they were.<\/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\/12\/Just-Because-She-Made-Dem-Goo-Goo-Eyes.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Just Because She Made Dem Goo-Goo Eyes - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c970a462-bad4-49d9-bb63-b96b4a592956\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Just-Because-She-Made-Dem-Goo-Goo-Eyes.pdf\">Just Because She Made Dem Goo-Goo Eyes &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Just-Because-She-Made-Dem-Goo-Goo-Eyes.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-c970a462-bad4-49d9-bb63-b96b4a592956\">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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-830e9a7a-1ffc-47a4-a4d2-224f457b8a09\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Just-Because-She-Made-Dem-Goo-Goo-Eyes-MIDI.mid\">Just Because She Made Dem Goo-Goo Eyes &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Just-Because-She-Made-Dem-Goo-Goo-Eyes-MIDI.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-830e9a7a-1ffc-47a4-a4d2-224f457b8a09\">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. A black man in a minstrel show<br>Was sitting on the end<br>A nice black gal in the very front row<br>With heaps of dough to spend<br>Looked up at him with a silly smile<br>He started singing his end song<br>Forgot most every line<br>The manager hurried back and said<br>&#8220;You&#8217;ve got to stand a fine&#8221;<br>He lost his job for quite a while<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Just because she made them goo-goo eyes<br>I thought I&#8217;d won a home and copped a prize<br>She is the best what is and I need her in my biz<br>Just because she makes them goo-goo eyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. This minstrel man washed up right quick<br>And meets her at the door<br>Tips his hat, says &#8220;How do you do<br>I&#8217;m with this troupe no more<br>It was for you I paid no fine<br>I wants to ask one question now<br>Please let me call you &#8216;dear&#8217;<br>It cost a lot to gain a rep<br>But I&#8217;ll blow the road right here<br>If you&#8217;ll be mine, if you&#8217;ll be mine&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Just because you makes them goo-goo eyes<br>I know I&#8217;ve won a home and copped a prize<br>You is the best what is and I wants you in my biz<br>Just because you makes them goo-goo eyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Next morning when the troupe had left<br>This baby throwed him down<br>She said to him, &#8220;I&#8217;ll have you &#8216;pinched&#8217;<br>If you stay in this town&#8221;<br>Oh, listen to this tale of woe<br>He said, &#8220;I&#8217;ll send a telespatch<br>To try and join the show<br>What can I do in this strange land<br>Can&#8217;t eat without no dough<br>So here I am out in the snow&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Just because she made them goo-goo eyes<br>I thought I had a home and copped a prize<br>She was the best what is<br>But drove me right back in the biz<br>Just because she made them goo-goo eyes<\/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\/vpPaTZnNk0w?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 1900 minstrel ballad with music by the composer of Bill Bailey (1902)words by John Queenmusic by Hughie Cannon Queen and Cannon were traveling minstrel performers who were very active at this time. They always went to New &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/just-because-she-made-dem-goo-goo-eyes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Just Because She Made Dem Goo-Goo Eyes&#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-983","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-fR","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/983","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=983"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4049,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/983\/revisions\/4049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}