NO. 1 -- SONG & CHORUS.
THE HAPPY DARKIES.


Words by Geo. R. Sims; Music by Ivan Caryll.

London: Hopwood & Crew, c. 1875.

From Uncle Tom's Cabin, Musical Tableaux Vivants,
Performed by the Moore & Burgess Minstrels.




Clifton Waller Barrett Collection
University of Virginia


UNCLE TOM.
When de twilight shadows creeping,
Leave de world at peace and rest,
When de moon above am peeping,
Dat's de hour we love de best.
For dat's when we happy darkies
Softly make de banjo ring,
And kind Massa love to hear us
In the hush ob ev'ning sing.

Happy darkies, Happy darkies, Happy darkies,
In de hush ob ev'ning sing.

CHORUS [The four voices sing at the same time]:
1st SOPRANO.
Oh, dat's so, dat's so,
Oh, dat's so, dat's so, Listen!
Listen! Listen! to your children's voices,
Listen to de banjo's ring,
Listen to the happy darkies--
Massa, do you hear us sing?
Oh, Massa, Kind Massa,
Massa do you hear us sing?
Oh, dat's so, dat's so,
Oh, dat's so, dat's so,
Listen! Listen! listen to your children's voices,
Listen to de banjo's ring,
Listen to de happy darkies
Massa, do you hear us sing?
Oh, Massa, Kind Massa,
Massa, do you hear us sing?

2nd SOPRANO.
So it's listen, listen do de happy darkies,
Oh, dat's so, dat's so, Listen!
Listen! Listen! to your children's voices,
Listen to de banjo's ring,
Listen to the happy darkies--
Massa, do you hear us sing?
Oh, Massa, Kind Massa,
Massa do you hear us sing?
So it's listen, listen to de happy darkies--
Oh, dat's so, dat's so,
Listen! Listen! listen to your children's voices,
Listen to de banjo's ring,
Listen to de happy darkies
Massa, do you hear us sing?
Oh, Massa, Kind Massa,
Massa, do you hear us sing?

TENOR.
Oh, dat's so, So it's listen, listen to de happy darkies,
Oh, dat's so, Massa, Massa do you hear us sing? Listen!
Listen! Listen! to your children's voices,
Listen to de banjo's ring,
Listen to the happy darkies--
Massa, do you hear us sing?
Oh, Massa, Kind Massa,
Massa do you hear us sing?
Oh, dat's so, So it's listen do de happy darkies--
Massa, Massa, do you hear us sing?
Listen! Listen! listen to your children's voices,
Listen to de banjo's ring,
Listen to de happy darkies
Massa, do you hear us sing?
Oh, Massa, Kind Massa,
Massa, do you hear us sing?

BASS.
So it's listen, listen do de happy darkies,
Massa, Massa do you hear us sing? Listen!
Listen! Listen! to your children's voices,
Listen to de banjo's ring.
Listen to the happy darkies--
Massa, do you hear us sing?
Oh, Massa, Kind Massa,
Massa do you hear us sing?
So it's listen, listen to de happy darkies--
Massa, Massa, do you hear us sing?
Listen! Listen! listen to your children's voices,
Listen to de banjo's ring,
Listen to de happy darkies
Massa, do you hear us sing?
Oh, Massa, Kind Massa,
Massa, do you hear us sing?


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