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Plantation Pieces, Camp Meeting Songs |
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THE GENTLEMEN OF THE BONES
Be seated merry gentlemen,
The minstrel show is on, The coons are in regalia
And their dancing shoes they don; And then you hear announcing
In the most alluring tones, Mr. Sam is tambo
And Mr. Tarn is bones. |
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The sunflowers are in blossom,
The sunflowers are in bloom, And sweet the balmy incense
That floats around the room; They dance just like the crickets
Would dance upon the stones, But there's nothing like the playing
Of the gem'men with the bones. |
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They do the jig and two-step,
They do the fancy reel, They're dancing with the toe-step
And dancing with the heel; Up and down they're rolling,
You can almost hear the groans, And see the eyelids quivering
Of the gem'men with the bones. |
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