Sheet Music, 1900-1909
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ISBN
MUM00682, 0014
Description
Cover: drawing of a Caucasian woman telling a story to an African American girl; the drawing is lined with jack-o-lanterns; description reads: Supplement to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sunday, June 10, 1900; Publisher: Arthur W. Tams (New York)
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Songs -- United States -- 20th Century; Popular Music -- United States
Relational Format
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Original Collection
Sheldon Harris Collection (MUM00682), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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Lyrics
Lyrics:
First verse
Now listen little children, I am going to tell you true, About a dreadful scaryharem scarum bugaboo He's tall and wide and weird and ears a waistcoat made of ice. And when he smiles his countenance is anything but nice. He's watching out for little coons about the size of you, And if he gets a hold of you, I'll tell you what he'll do, He'll take you by your noses in the twinkling of your eye And turn you into icicles and hang you up to dry.Refrain and
Chorus
He'll freeze your little toes, He'll pinch your little nose, He'll set your little colod ears a hummin', Look out for Jackie Frost, If he bite you, you'll be lost, And skedaddle if you ever see him comin': he'll in'
Second verse
He lives on frozen pudding, and puts ice cream in his tea, He plays the game of freeze out in a way you seldom see. Cold storage he invented, and he made the icy mit> His brand of frieid silence makes a most decided hit. He's frapped hair and whiskers, in eye an icy glare, And the way he blows his nose it would make any body stare So now you little darkies must be ware the iceman grip gets you in his clutches he will never let you slip.
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