American Old Time Song Lyrics: 49 The Midway In The Moon

Theater, Music-Hall, Nostalgic, Irish & Historic Old Songs, Volume 49

THE "MIDWAY IN THE MOON"
Copyright, 1895, by Spaulding & Gray.
Words and Music by Gussie L Davis.

Colored folks, have you heard the news that's been exciting every coon,
There's going to he a jubilee, and its going to gather 'round the moon;
There's Venus, there's Saturn, there's Jupiter and Mars.
There's a comet and an eclipse of the sun, the moon and stars;
There's a new sensation now, one that's delighting every coon,
For brother Jasper, he declares there's a midway in the moon.

Chorus.
The midway in the moon, the midway In the moon,
With the boola, boola, boola, hoola, hoola.
Every coon will have a chance to do the hoochy, coochy dance,
When we get up to the midway in the moon.

White folks all must bear in mind that, when the coons begin to dance.
There'll he no choice or color line, for that day the nigs will have a chance;
Let's whisper, let's whisper, now coons don't you he shy:
Don't you hurry, don't you worry, for it's coming bye and bye;
There's a new sensation now, one that's delighting every coon,
For brother Jasper, he declares there's a midway in the moon.- Chorus.