No Coons Allowed! 1897

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 11 Feb 2008
2008

There's a dead swell gentleman of color
saved up all his money he could find,
he called one night and said to his baby
"My Lulu gal we'll go and cut a shine."
He put her in a cab and told the driver
"To drive us to the swellest place in town.
I'm gwine to buy my gal a fine supper,
so I want the finest place that can be found."
To a swell restaurant the driver took them
with his Lulu gal he started in so proud,
but that coon almost went blind
when he saw a great big sign
up o'er the door which read:
"No Coons Allowed."

No coons allowed, no coons allowed,
this place is meant for white folks that's all.
We don't want no kinkyhead kind,
so move on darky down the line,
no coons allowed in here at all.

No coons allowed, no coons allowed,
this place is meant for white folks that's all.
We don't want no kinkyhead kind,
so move on darky down the line,
no coons allowed in here at all.

So this coon got mighty offended
commenced to swearing vengeance by the yard,
to be thrown down in the presence of his baby
'deed it hurt this darkey's feelings mighty hard.
So he rushed on down town to a lawyer
and told him 'bout the sign
that he had seen. He said:
"Boss can't you sue the firm for damage
'case I think that I've been treated mighty mean."
So the lawyer took the coon
to the courthouse
and they started in the courthouse with a crowd.
But his head began to swim
when he saw that sign again
o'er the courthouse door which read:
"No Coons Allowed."

No coons allowed, no coons allowed,
this place is meant for white folks that's all.
We don't want no kinkyhead kind,
so move on darky down the line,
no coons allowed in here at all.

No coons allowed, no coons allowed,
this place is meant for white folks that's all.
We don't want no kinkyhead kind,
so move on darky down the line,
no coons allowed in here at all.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
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No Coons Allowed! 1897
Music by Bob Cole
Lyrics by Billy Johnson
© MDCCCXCVII by Howley, Haviland & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 11 February 2008 at 11.49
in association with Doug Grierson
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