Composer/Artist
Words by Bro. Wakeup Misery. Music by Giveadam Jones.
Publisher
C.H. Ditson & Co., 867 Broadway
Publisher Location
New York
Publication Date
1887
Form of Composition
strophic with chorus (and dance interlude; call and response)
Instrumentation
piano and voice (solo and satb chorus)
Plate Number
52204-4
Dedicatee/Title of Larger Work
To the Lime Kiln Club, Detroit, Mich.
Subjects
Minstrel shows
Dialects
Biblical references
Symbols
Ethnic stereotypes
Death
People
Bro (lyricist)
Giveadam Jones (composer)
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