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On Emancipation Day
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
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(Verse 1) Streets are gay On de way All de alleys done turned out Mistah Giles Wid Miss Liles Make a figure widout doubt Hyeah dey come Lord dat drum In de black ban' holds de sway 'cept de brass Give it sass On Emancipation day Darkies standin on tip toe Makin goo-goos at de show (Chorus) On Emancipation day All you white fo'ks clear de way Brass ban' playin sev'ral tunes Darkies eyes look jes' la'k moons Marshall of de day a struttin' Lord but he is gay Coons dressed up lak Masqueraders Porters armed lak rude invaders When dey hear dem ragtime tunes White fo'ks try to pass fo' coons On Emancipation day (Verse 2) Heah um cry My oh my When de 'cession shows its head Majors brown Ridin' down On cart hosses decked in red Teeth lak pearls Greet the girls Standin' dere lak dusky storms Oh! my pet What a set Of owdacious Uniforms Generals stiff as hick'ry sticks In de dress of seventy six (Chorus) On Emancipation day All you white fo'ks clear de way Brass ban' playin sev'ral tunes Darkies eyes look jes' la'k moons Marshall of de day a struttin' Lord but he is gay Coons dressed up lak Masqueraders Porters armed lak rude invaders When dey hear dem ragtime tunes White fo'ks try to pass fo' coons On Emancipation day
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