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De Darkie's Jubilee

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American popular songs

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Title
De Darkie's Jubilee
Additional title: Come on! good people, come and join dis jubilee. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Ev'rybody is invited to attend a jubilee. [first line]
Names
Williams, Bert, 1874-1922 (Composer)
Williams, Bert, 1874-1922 (Lyricist)
Walker, George, 1873-1911 (Lyricist)
Walker, George, 1873-1911 (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1897

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1897
Place: New York ; Chicago
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Poor African Americans
May celebrations -- 1890-1899
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Chorus: Come on! good people, come and join dis Jubilee, Come on! good people, such funny sights you'll see, Come on! good people, fo' protected you will be, If you come to De Darkies Jubilee.
Content: 1st verse: Ev'rybody is invited to attend a Jubilee, All de colored population, will be admitted free, Dar'll be coons of ev'ry nation, And some nigs of high degree, To see that ev'rything's done to a "T," There'll be Princes from Dahomey, all de coons from Oakley-homey, Dar will be coons be neber known before on earth, Ev'rything that's like a coon, From a monk' to a baboon, Will be dar at De Darkies Jubilee.
Content: 2nd verse: If a coon gets kinder wild, and he think he's gwine to spile, Without he gets a chance to have a fight most ev'ry night, We will call our razor reg'ment, And dey'll settle for dis gent, You bet when they get through he'll be all right, And if any coon should get too loud, we'll throw him out the crowd, Ev'ry one must use his etiquette or leave, No! you need'nt be afraid, Of some coons big razorblade, They'll be checked at De Darkies Jubilee.
Content: Descriptive subtitle on cover: Latest coon celebration.
Statement of responsibility: by Williams and Walker.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 31 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21759246
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21760500
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fb2ea930-c591-012f-ecc1-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1874: Creator Born
  • 1897: Issued
  • 1922: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "De Darkie's Jubilee" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1897. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1769-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "De Darkie's Jubilee" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1769-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1897). De Darkie's Jubilee Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1769-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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De Darkie's Jubilee