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Title	Ring, ring de banjo
Subject	African Americans--Songs and music--Texts. Ballads--Songs and music--Texts. Minstrel music--United States--Texts. Popular music--United States--Texts. Slavery--United States--Songs and music--Texts. Songs--United States--Texts.
Description	At foot of song sheet: R. Astley, 77 Purchase St., New Bedford, Dealer in Magazines, Newspapers.; Binder 19, item 63.; CPM song sheet inscribed at head: 4-x1.; First line: De time is nebber dreary if the darkey nebber groans.; Notation: Lyrics only.; Several OCLC sheet music editions (earliest, 1855-1899 # 23980715) credit Foster & ballad heading.; Text of song in five four-line stanzas, each with four- line chorus.; Without music.
Contributors	Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864.; Christy Minstrels.
Format-Extent	1 broadside (1 item on 1 sheet) ; 22 x 15 cm
Type	Text
Lyrics	De time is nebber dreary if the darkey nebber groans; De ladies nebber weary wid de rattle ob de bones; Den come again, Susanna, by de gas-light ob de moon; We'll tum de old piano, when de banjo's out ob tune. CHORUS. Ring, ring de banjo! I like dat good old song! Come again, my true lub, Oh! wha you been so long? Oh! nebber count de bubbles while dere's water in de spring: De darkey hab no troubles while he's got dis song to sing, De beauties ob creation will nebber lose der charm, While I roam de old plantation wid my true lub on my arm. Ring, ring de banjo, & c, Once I was so lucky, my massa set me free, I went to old Kentucky, to see what I could see; I could not go no farder, I turn to massa's door, I lub him all de harder, I'll go away no more. Ring, ring de banjo, &c. Early in de morning ob a lubly summer day, My massa send me warning he'd like to hear me play; On de banjo tapping, I come wid dulcem strain, Massa fall a napping--he'll nebber wake again. Ring, ring de banjo, &c. My lub, I'll hab to leab you while de ribber's running high; But I nebber can deceibe you, so don't you wipe your eye. I's guine to make some money, but I'll come anodder day-- I'll come again, my honey, if I hab to work my way. Ring, ring de banjo, &c.
Language	eng
Relation	Song Broadsides.; http://musicman.mtsu.edu/broadsides/binder19/JPEGmed/3379brom.jpg; http://worldcat.org/oclc/925475548/viewonline
Rights	Duplication of images is allowed for research purposes. All original song broadsides are in the public domain. The user is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Date-Created	[N.D.]
Date-Issued	[N.D.]