====== #194 - The Golden Slippers ======
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  *Composer:
    *James A. Bland (1854-1911), 1879
  *Also known as:
    *Oh, Dem Golden Slippers!
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  *++Lyrics:|\\
Oh, my golden slippers am laid away\\
'Cause I don't spect to wear 'em til my wedding day\\
And my long tailed coat, that I love so well\\
I will wear up in the chariot in the morn.\\
And my long white robe that I bought last June\\
I'm goin' to get changed 'cause it fits too soon\\
And the old grey hoss that I used to drive\\
I will hitch him to the chariot in the morn.\\
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Oh, dem golden slippers\\
Oh, dem golden slippers\\
Golden slippers I'se goin' to wear\\
Because they look so neat.\\
Oh, dem golden slippers\\
Oh, dem golden slippers\\
Golden slippers I'se goin' to wear\\
To walk the golden street.\\
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Oh, my old banjo hangs on the wall\\
'Cause it ain't been tuned since way last fall\\
But the d___s all say we'll have a good time\\
When we ride up in the chariot in the morn.\\
There's ol' brother Ben and his sister, Luce\\
They will telegraph the news to uncle Bacco Juice\\
What a great camp meetin' there will be that day\\
When we ride up in the chariot in the morn.\\
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So, it's good-bye, children I will have to go\\
Where the rain don't fall and the wind don't blow\\
And yer ulster coats, why, you will not need\\
When you ride up in the chariot in the morn.\\
But yer golden slippers must be nice and clean\\
And yer age must be just sweet sixteen\\
And yer white kid gloves you will have to wear\\
When you ride up in the chariot in the morn.\\
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A copy of 1879 sheet music for the song (giving the title as
"Oh, Dem Golden Slippers") with lyrics that are essentially 
identical to these but are spelled in dialect is held in the
United States Library of Congress collection "Music for the
Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885" and may be viewed
online at loc.gov\\
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    *James A. Bland (1854-1911), 1879