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Content Warning: This song depicts racist ideas and language of the time and may be offensive or upsetting to listeners. |
10 Williams & Walker Montage
GEORGE (“Cocoa Clyde”):
MOST COLORED FOLK ARE SIMPLE FOLK
AND SIMPLE TO DECEIVE.
YOU TELLS A TALE, AND WITHOUT FAIL,
YOU GETS ‘EM TO BELIEVE.
NOW I AIN’T ONE TO BOAST FOR FUN,
BUT I SURE CAN TELLS A LIE.
A TALE SO TALL, IT FOOLS ‘EM ALL,
AND THAT’S THE REASON WHY
THEY CALL ME “COCOA CLYDE,”
THE CLEVEREST COON IN KENTUCKY.
THE KIND WHO’D CON COUNTLESS COUNTRIFIED COONS,
AND CRUISE ACROSS THE COUNTRY CLEAR TO CROON COON TUNES.
COCOA CLYDE, THE CLEVEREST COON IN KENTUCKY,
‘CAUSE AIN’T NO COON MORE CUNNIN’ THAN ME!
CAN’T BE!
BERT & GEORGE (“Hansen’s Magical Oil”):
THAT’S RIGHT, IT’S HANSEN’S MAGICAL OIL!
IT WILL PUT YOU RIGHT!
IF YOU NEED A WIN, JUST LIGHTEN YOUR SKIN,
AND FOLKS WILL THINK YOU’RE WHITE!
HANSEN’S MAGICAL OIL!
BERT (“Jonah Man”):
IF I HAD A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE,
I’D PUT OUT MY EYE WITH THE CORK.
IF I WAS STARVED AND IT RAINED SOUP,
I’D ONLY HAVE ME A FORK.
IF I HEADED OUT WITH AN UMBRELLA,
IT WOULD BE SUNNY AND WARM,
BUT PUT ME OUT IN MY DANDIEST SUIT,
IT WOULD SURELY STORM,
‘CAUSE I’M THE JONAH MAN,
UNLUCKY JONAH MAN.
THEY CALL ME JONAH MAN.
THAT’S ME!
AIN’T NO ONE UNLUCKIER THAN ME!
GEORGE (“Cocoa Clyde Reprise”):
(George sings the opening tune, “Cocoa Clyde,” again, but his speech falls apart as he has a stroke onstage.)
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