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Oh My, Wicked Pickanniny!!! The New Coon Hit! Words by Hattie Starr Music by Nat. D. Mann New York: M. Witmark & Sons, 1895. at the Tivoli Opera House, San Francisco, Cal.] 1. I wish I was a little black coon once mo' Yes I does, 'deed I does, A gettin' into mischief an' rollin' on de flo' Yes I does, 'deed I does, I eat up all de melons, in de watermelon patch, Mammy chase me down de old cross road, I allus feared de debil dis chile was gwine to catch, Break my back, wid a boa'd. CHORUS. Oh, my! wicked piccaninny, How I teazed my sister Jinnie, Oh, my! awful piccaninny Ha! ha! ha! ha! Climb de golden fence. 2. I likes to wander back to my sugar co'n days, Yes I does, 'deed I does, A chasin' coon and possum wid de odder little jays, Yes I does, 'deed I does, I tied togedder tails ob cats And hung em on de line, Golly how it takes away my bref, I pulled off all de blossoms from de yallah pumpkin vine, Tickled me, 'mos' to deaf. 3. I nebber saw de chicken I didn't want to steal, Yes I did, 'deed I did, Dars somefin' 'bout de 'citement dis nigger liked to feel, Yes I did, 'deed I did, I burned de sulphur matches underneaf de chickens nose, Den I watch em tumble off der perch, How often chicken feaders was a stickin' to my clo'es, Sunday morn' in de church. [Song includes "DANCE" After 3d. verse.] |
PERFORMED BY GLIMPSE OF GLORY LEAD VOCAL: Kay Buchanan CHORUS: Constance Harrington (Soprano) Kay Buchanan (Alto) David Tate (Tenor) James Stewart (Bass) PIANO: Lynne Mackey BANJO: Bill Wellington Recorded by Bill Dudley Produced by Bill Wellington Harrisonburg, Virginia  Courtesy Sheet Music Collection BROWN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY THE MUSIC FOR THIS SONG IS AVAILABLE AT BROWN'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC 1850-1920 -- AN EXHIBIT AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS' AMERICAN MEMORY ARCHIVE |