A novelty song from 1913.
Words and music by Leighton Bro’s & Ren Shields.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Some like the burlesque ladies
With their low-cut Paris gowns
Some like to laugh at the funny chaff
Of the old-time circus clowns
That may give them enjoyment
But for me these memories fade
I like to go to a Minstrel show
With the good old street parade
CHORUS
I want to see a minstrel
Oh, how I love a minstrel show
I want to hear the end men
Sing that song about Old Black Joe
I want to hear the tenor
Sing that ballad so sweet and low
“Oh, my darling Nellie Gray
They have taken you away”
I want to se a Minstrel Show
2. I love the good old minstrels
They’re a credit to our land
While on this earth they have scattered mirth
With their tambo’s in their hands
When hearts are sad and heavy
Then they make our cares seem light
Oh, minstrel boy, how I wish you joy
Where e’er you be tonight