Way Goes Cuffee or Hooray for '63

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Title

Way Goes Cuffee or Hooray for '63

Subject

Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865
Starkweather, L.B.
Sheet music
Slaves--Emancipation
Stereotypes (Social psychology)

Description

Song depicts African Americans singing in a stereotyped dialect in celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Creator

Starkweather, L. B.

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

1863

Contributor

Oliver Ditson & Company

Format

pdf

Language

en

Identifier

300961
44639263

Coverage

Boston

Transcription

Abram Linkon last September

WAY COES CUFFEE

or

HOORAY FOR '63

Words & Music by

L. B. Starkweather.

BOSTON

Published by Oliver Ditson & Co. 277 Washington St.

Firth Pond & Co. N. York. J. Church Jr. Cin. J.C. Haynes & Co. Boston. J. E. Gould. Philada.

Entered according to act of Congress AD 1863 by O. Ditson & Co. in the Clerk's Office of the Dist Court of Mass.

AWAY GOES CUFFEE.

or

HOORAY FOR 63.

L, B. STARKWEATHER

Lively.

1. O A-bram Linkon las' Sep-tem-ber Told de Souf 'less you sur-ren-der A-fore de las' of next De-cem-ber, away goes Cuffee.

CHORUS.

Soprano/Alto.

For de cannon may boom when dey fight a big battle, but the Darkeys no more as de sheep and cattle, For Freedom's watchman has sprung his rattle, Hooray for six-ty three.

Tenor/Bass.

For de cannon may boom when dey fight a bit battle, but the Darkeys no more as de sheep and cattle, For Freedom's watchman has sprung his rattle, Hooray for six-ty three.

2. De Souf deys mad at Norfs in-va-sion Said Abe Linkons Pro-cla-ma-tion Don't go down in darkey na-tion Nor-way goes Cuffee.

3. Dar's France she fa-vors Me-di-a-tion England scrons dis ri-val na-tion And wants to see a sep-a-ra-tion A-way goes Cuffee.

4. But Abe sus-tains his try-ing sta-tion, Says to France and En-glish na-tion Just stand back wid Me-di-a-tion A-way goes Cuffee.

5. De Yan-kee sol-diers shout Ho-san-na While dey wave de Span-gled ban-ner Bound for Charles-ton and Sa-van-nah A-way goes Cuffee.

6. Richmond's walls Ole Joe will bat-ter How de Re-bels den will scat-ter Hang Jeff D. and end dis mat-ter, A-way goes Cuffee.

Status

Complete

Percent Completed

100

Weight

20

Original Format

4
34 cm

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