"Shew! Fly, Don't Bother Me" (1869)
Comic Song and Dance or Walk Round.
Sung by Cool Burgess, and Rollin Howard,
Melody by Frank Cambell,
Words by Billy Reeves.
Arranged by Rollin Howard.

1.
I think I hear the angels sing,
I think I hear the angels sing,
I think I hear the angels sing,
The angels now are on the wing.
I feel, I feel, I feel,
That's what my mother said,
The angels pouring 'lasses down,
Upon this nigger's head.

CHORUS
Shew! fly, don't bother me,
Shew! fly, don't bother me,
Shew! fly, don't bother me,
I belong to comp'ny G.
||: I feel, I feel, I feel,
I feel like a morning star,
I feel, I feel, I feel,
I feel like a morning star. :||

2.
If I sleep in the sun this nigger knows,
If I sleep in the sun this nigger knows,
If I sleep in the sun this nigger knows,
A fly come sting him on the nose.
I feel, I feel, I feel,
That's what my mother said,
Whenever this nigger goes to sleep,
He must cover up his head.

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