New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09
OLD-TINE PLANTATION soN"''
eouE OF TIE ORIGINAL MELODIES SUNG "D|'"
DE Wall"
would not,

COME OF THE ORIGINAL Mf.I,Db'4-~ 49,"
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uror, The Louisville Courier-JournaL
have enent many pleasant hour listening
. .Ln ouaint songs OF an old gray heaieu heeto
| m INV grandfather's farm, as ne 49, on hIs
.Haooh1no chords in ACCOMPANIMENT VI ms
pt Whom he would sing he woup ger =
cumming start with the choIds ar - 20, h,s
a long -drawn-out note rear 49, 49, IT, rnioyed
foot and shake his Old gray mead Ill ~ 10
sIncinp ard | enjoyed listening. ",u'L -. -.
him little pieces Of colored papsii o." ~ slrg "a,
coIored glass could find TO Ret mn ." Liter
~ IA 70 reneat the far-famed verse OF a.'eeL'
n,ion. mid YOU ever possum III 80,
nav patch a. pckin' up pawpaws anu a e ~ D..
'eu in his pocket TO make q paWpa" re- ~ 80
mana p" This Is the JOY of his me- anu - "''''
inara old or tiresome to him to repeat H.
Nose was his name. and not long slhee IN "a.
cluded 10 pay him visit and TO heaI 49,. ~
his cabin and he was at home pgns ~ lions Sonest
get about much | shook hands win ,ie go
old negro and sat down. the Hght M, ,as and
into his face showed ho"
we had a long talk. 49,. ha,io
FINALLY | asked him to take the dus'y na" =,
from the wall and give me a le" liz liz "A
Niger Foot in Ashes at "a '', ,ror came upon
him again. After playing while aSn'r . I'm
to sing me the corn-s huckng sonS HH o "rab-
gers" used 10 sing while they dance u,V "a
| III dance" after the corn was all nusNeu anu
| tbe white folks" had gone 10 bed he Wa ~, ~
fine spirits. and with his head way oach o' rv in
| chair and his feet extended 10 Keep '''''S w."
the banjo he sang:
variv one morning on my massas farm,
Cut dat pigeon wing, Lily :,, Ja ~ alarm.
| heard dem chickens a-g4Vln o. "'A'-''
shake yo feet. Miss LILY Jane
Shake " feet. niggers. TN soon he Day
Shoot along lively Miss LILY jane INV
Massa ketch us dancin' there'n be IT, 10 pay
HI dat dubble-shufiie. Iizy Jane; -. ..or,
You'd better be a-hgmpin, coz Il SUI" ~ "''"'
Shake lat balmOraL LEY Jane
eigbt-inch grin played across his face from ear
10 ear his eyes sparkled and the 90 ne55o mas
happy again as if the y9uns IONS IONS VA" He aid:
"Massa will de best days oh de Ola Niger
life am done gone but when thlnK 90 &c sooS
old times we had befo' de wah, desc pones IN
mine gets Young and I want TO glt r1sh' up
and hit de Zig step agen like used 20 ~
Then he told me Of how he was coIs'uo'ca ~,
best dancer in his section ana thaI ~ =, 80, a
| a buck anywhere around who could ho'o MN
| light - so,,.- NV.
| 7 told him l was something OF dancer in ~
| Golf and that il he would cut down llyely on INC
old "barnyard cackle' Wouid snow MN rr'atled
steps in Jig dancing. This tickled his "rlhNeo
face and he sang and played in earnest
! Rooster in de chicken coop CROWN 10 Gay
norxs in de- H yard go Guack quack quack quac
And de geese goes hlley-l,feei,
Rig dogs barkin like dey never will stop;
Guineas IN de tree 80 pot-rack po'-iaoN'
And the goose goes filley-l-iee
stopped him because | was ont 'f breath.
and he lay back in his chair and laughtd IN hls
sides were aching. / pulled out RABBIT 10y.
and tossed II to him, and the effect was HaSOai,
he Jumped three feet a rise ana SIX leet oi
the stretch" and gave a whOop when was e4uh.
IN a Comanche chiefs After his frlSh' Vas
oyar no told me whatever did, not 10 iut any
moro Of those hoodoos on him. dli not Ih'enu
"a brighten him. but wished 20 see Il the super,
etition he had possessed in his young DAY nau
denarted from him | gave him SHINING no.ar
for soaring him So and he was hlmseil again ""
had had & fine time in the few hours htl s.a!vu
with him. and | asked him 10 pick up ms oahyvv
again and play and sing the tune ne used :, car,
| mir Kimble" His bony fingers raked A'roS2
the strings again and he sang the quaint So"S
had enjoy often when child;
you CANT guess what We had 70 supper,
cum a rop-strop-hOttle Mr.. kimbei
BLACK eyed peas and bread end but,"r.
Gun, a rop-strop-bottle Mr.. hlmbIe
Reefstcak ham and mutton chop
cum n rOp-strOp-botue MT. kimb'i
Make a nicce:'s lips - MP ly-iop,
cum "A rop-strOp- bottle MI hlmple
And after each verse he sang the chorus:
Kceuo Kimo Kilgo Kayro.
Flecro Flro, Flayoray, 80, ,.o-
Rop-s,rop. periwinkle, httle y9ll't "VoS''
Cum a rop-strop-bo;tle Mr.. klmn'
Though age had left its telling marx on 1ie
person OF Nose his rich voice Was As Gear d. :.
heIl and the minstrel Of to-day cannot eguai "
for genuine melody.
on JANUARY I.