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#115 - Climbing up the Golden Stairs

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Composer:
- Monroe H. Rosenfeld
  (pseudonym F. Heiser) (1861-1918), 1884
Also known as:
- Climbing up de Golden Stairs
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Lyrics:
Come all you litter 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!

chorus:
Then hear them bells aringing,
'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 foe Cain and Abel,
Climbing up de Golden stairs!
Old man Adam and his wife
Will be there with drum and fife
Amd march you up de Golden stairs!

Co 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 Ingersol'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!
- Monroe H. Rosenfeld
  (pseudonym F. Heiser) (1861-1918), 1884

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