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CLIMBING UP DE GOLDEN STAIRS : GREAT JUBILEE SONG (F. Heiser) Come, all you little niggers. Now watch your cues and figures, Climbing up de golden stairs. If they think you are a dude, They will treat you rather rude, Climbing up de golden stairs. Ole Peter looked so wicked When I ask'd him for a ticket, Climbing up de golden stairs. At the sight of half a dollar, He will grab you by the collar And fire you up de golden stairs. cho: Then hear them bells a-ringing! 'Tis sweet, I do declare. Oh, hear them darkies singing, Climbing up de golden stairs. Old Satan's not the dandy To feed you on mix'd candy, Climbing up de golden stairs, But he'll give you brimstone hot, And he'll choke you on de spot, Climbing up de golden stairs. They'll lock you in the stable, Make you fight for Cain and Abel, Climbing up de golden stairs. Old man Adam and his wife Will be there with drum and fife, And march you up de golden stairs. Go tell the Jersey Lily The sights would knock her silly, Climbing up de golden stairs; And tell John L. Sullivan, He must be a better man, If he'd climb de golden stairs. Bob Ingersoll's respected, But is bound to be rejected, Climbing up de golden stairs. Oh, you bet he'll kick and yell When they fire him into—well, Climbing up de golden stairs. New York : T.B. Harms & Co., c1884. From The Library of Congress American Memory Collection : @minstrelshow filename[ GOLSTAIR JD Feb07  8note Sheet |
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