"The Coal Black Rose" (1829)
The Words written by White Snyder
and Sung with unbounded applause by
Mr. W. Kelly
arranged for the Piano & Guitar.
[Source: 018/047@Levy]

1.
Lubly Rosa' Sambo cum
dont you hear de Banjo tum, tum, tum.
Lubly Rosa' Sambo cum
dont you hear de Banjo tum, tum, tum.
  Oh Rose der coal black Rose
I wish I may be coitch'd if I dont lub Rose
  Oh Rose der real coal black Rose.

2.
Dat you Sambo? yes I cum,
Dont you hear de Banjo tum, tum, tum,
Dat you Sambo? yes I cum.
Dont you hear de Banjo tum, tum, tum.
  Oh Rose der coal Black Rose
I wish I maybe cortch'd if I dont lub Rose
  Oh Rose der coal black Rose.

3.
Tay a little Sambo, I cum soon,
As I make a fire in de Backa Room.
Tay a little Sambo, I cum soon,
As I make a fire in de Backa Room.
  Oh Rose Bress dat Rose
I wish I may be burnt if I dont lub Rose
  Oh Rose der coal black Rose.

4.
Make base Rose lubly dear,
I almose tiff as poker tandin here,
Make base Rose lubly dear,
I almose till as poker tandin here.
  Oh Rose I almose froze
I wish I may be burnt if I dont lub Rose,
  Make base Rose, I almose froze.

5.
um in Sambo dont tand dar Shakin,
De fire is burnin de hor-cake a bakin,
Cum in Sambo dont tand der Shakin,
De fire is burnin de hor-cake a bakin,
  Oh Rose Bress dat Rose
I wish I may burnt if I dont lub Rose
  Oh Rose der coal black Rose.

6.
Sit down Sambo, warm you shin,
Lord bless you honey for what make you grin
Sit down Sambo, warm you shin,
Lord bless you honey for what make you grin
  Oh Rose Bress dat Rose
I wish I may be burnt if I dont lub Rose
  Oh Rose der coal black Rose.

7.
I laff to tink if you was mine lubly Rose
I'd gib you plenty de Lord shure knows
  Of Possum fed a Hommany, sometime Rice,
Cow heel and Sugar can ebry ting dats nice
  Oh Rose Bress dat Rose
I wish I may he shute if I dont lub Rose
  Oh Rose der coal black Rose.

8.
What is de corner dar Rose dat I py,
I know dat nigger Cuffee by de white ub de Eye
Dat not Cuffee tis a tick of wood I sure,
A tick of wood wid turkey en you tell me dat shure?
  Oh Rose take care Rose
I wish I may be burnt if I dont lub Rose
  Oh Rose you blacks Snake Rose.

9.
Let go my arm Rose, let me at him Rush,
I swella his two lips like a black a ball a brush
Let go my arm Rose, let me at him Rush,
I swells his two lips like a black a ball a brush
  Oh Rose take care Rose
Take care Rose, take care Rose
  I wish I may be beat if I dont hate Rose

10.
He clar himself for Sattin,
He cut a dirt and run,
Now Sambo follow arter,
Wid his tum, tum, tum,
  Oh Rose farewell Rose
I wish I ma be burnt if I dont hate Rose
  Oh Rose you black snake Rose.