"Samuel Johnsing" (1856)
(A Parody)
A sung by A. Jones.
Written & Composed
by H. S. Cartee
from "Gems of the Minstelsy:
Perham's Opera Vocalists"
[Perham's Opera House, 663 Broadway, New York]

Portland, OR: J. E. Paine
[Source: 023/054@Levy]

1.
Oh! Samuel Johnsing is a man
  of color you all know;
And when among the color'd galls,
  He is the dandy beau;
His hair is always dress'd so nice,
  He always looks so clean,
And when he 'sembles with the crowd,
  His like was never seen.

CHORUS [sung after each verse]
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O Samuel Johnsing is a man
  of color you all know,
And when among the color'd gals,
  He is the dandy beau.

2.
Oh Sam he is a music man,
  He plays his music nice;
And when he plays the violin,
  He gives the tone the spice;
I heard him play the serapheme,
  He plays the flute quite well;
But when he touch'd the light guitar,
  How sweet his tones do tell.