Original upload date: Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021 01:15:09 GMT
#blackface #racism #MinstrelShow
Ned Haverly does a song and sand dance in blackface in a clip from "Yes Sir, Mr. Bones" (1951). Ned was the son of JH Haverly, the owner of the largest minstrel troup
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e in the late 19th Century; Haverly's United Mastodon Minstrels. Read more about the history of blackface and minstrel shows at http://black-face.com
Song lyrics:
I want you to know that I’m ragged but right
Hopin’ like I'm livin’ like you people that’s white
Porterhouse steak everyday for my board
That’s more than all you rounders in ‘is town afford
I’m a mighty good man to have hang around
I’m tailor-made I’m not a hand-me-down
I’m a Eagle, I’m a Mason, I’m a Elk, I’m a Knight
I’m ragged but right
You hear me talkin’
I’m ragged but right
Clip used with permission of the copyright holder: Kit Parker Films
