For voice and piano. ; Title from caption. ; Black and white lithograph of the four Virginia Minstrels performing on stage in blackface. Sketches of minstrel scenes are in the background. ; Verse 2 printed as text on page 5. ; "The person singing this should recite Sambo's part in an under tone werry gutteralknocking on der floor wid his heel."
Blackface Songs with piano Popular music--United States--To 1901 Minstrel music Humorous songs African Americans--Songs and music Sheet music (aat) Scores. (lcgft) Songs. (lcgft) Minstrel music. (lcgft) Humorous songs. (lcgft)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1800's V-Z T9 2 The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the sheet music was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2019.
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