Title: American Old Time Song Lyrics
Subject: Traditional & Folk Music
Author: www.traditionalmusic.co.uk
Keywords: Old time music, American, oldtimey, bluegrass

Since Nancy Goes To Dancing-school - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
Since Nancy Goes to Dancing-School. Copyright, 1895, by Spaulding & Gray. Words and Music by Gussie L. Davis. 
All the troubles of my life I'm a-having with my wife, And they call her big black Nance; Since she goes to dancing-school, It has turned her quite a fool; Now to talk to her I seldom get a chance. Now she's out all night till broad daylight, She shows up home about four: And now here's what looks so rude, There's a big black nigger dude, That always sees her home to the door. I would not make no objection, But a coon of his complexion Has her under his protection. And I can't make no correction, For she goes by his direction; He's a coon of no connection, She belongs to his collection, I've been losing her affection, Since I went out on suspection: I've got not nothing but neglection, Since I first made this detection; I'll go to that nigger section, And I'll raise an insurrection; I will make the niggers think that it's the day of resurrection, Since Nancy goes to dancing-school. 
Chorus. My Nancy is a fancy dancer; She's made herself a "rep" as a swell coon prancer; She makes more noise around the house than a mule, Ever since Nancy goes to dancing-school 
Now she dances when she talks, And she dances when she walks, And she dances on the street; Now, no matter where she'll dance, They all know that it is Nance, For her shoes are full of feet; Now all her talk is dancing-school, And the coons she meets there at night; Nancy either must reform, Or I'm goin' to do some harm. And that nigger, I'll put out his light. Now, this desp'rate step I've taken Since I found that I'm forsaken; I have last commenced to waken That, it's me that will be shaken; Just to catch this coon I'm achin', And I'm goin' to cook his bacon-Yes, I know I'm not mistaken, And I won't stand no such fakin'; I have got the nigger gaited, Day and night for them I've waited; We should have been separated, For our lives are so ill-fated; We are very badly mated-I will let her know that with her I'm not so infatuated, It she don't stay home from dancing-school.- Chorus.