| Song | The Laughing Song |
| Artist | YoungStar |
| Album | Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1891-1922 |
| [00:14.500] | As I was coming ’round the corner, I heard some people say |
| [00:19.500] | Here comes the dandy darkey, here he comes this way |
| [00:24.000] | His heel is like a snow plow, his mouth is like a trap |
| [00:29.000] | And when he opens it gently you will see a fearful gap |
| [00:32.500] | And then I laughed |
| [00:51.000] | |
| [01:01.000] | They said his mother was a princess, his father was a prince |
| [01:06.000] | And he’d been the apple of their eye if he had not been a quince |
| [01:10.400] | But he’ll be the king of Africa in the sweet bye and bye, |
| [01:14.800] | And when I heard them say it, why I’d laugh until I’d cry … |
| [01:19.000] | And then I laughed … |
| [01:20.900] | (Laughs to the music) |
| [01:37.000] | |
| [01:46.900] | So now kind friends just listen, to what I’m going to say, |
| [01:51.100] | I’ve tried my best to please you with my simple little lay … |
| [01:55.500] | Now whether you think it funny or a quiet bit of chaff, |
| [01:59.800] | Why all I’m going to do is just to end it with a laugh … |
| [02:04.000] | And then I laughed … |
| [02:06.000] | (Laughs to the music) |
| [02:22.000] |
| [00:14.500] | As I was coming ' round the corner, I heard some people say |
| [00:19.500] | Here comes the dandy darkey, here he comes this way |
| [00:24.000] | His heel is like a snow plow, his mouth is like a trap |
| [00:29.000] | And when he opens it gently you will see a fearful gap |
| [00:32.500] | And then I laughed |
| [00:51.000] | |
| [01:01.000] | They said his mother was a princess, his father was a prince |
| [01:06.000] | And he' d been the apple of their eye if he had not been a quince |
| [01:10.400] | But he' ll be the king of Africa in the sweet bye and bye, |
| [01:14.800] | And when I heard them say it, why I' d laugh until I' d cry |
| [01:19.000] | And then I laughed |
| [01:20.900] | Laughs to the music |
| [01:37.000] | |
| [01:46.900] | So now kind friends just listen, to what I' m going to say, |
| [01:51.100] | I' ve tried my best to please you with my simple little lay |
| [01:55.500] | Now whether you think it funny or a quiet bit of chaff, |
| [01:59.800] | Why all I' m going to do is just to end it with a laugh |
| [02:04.000] | And then I laughed |
| [02:06.000] | Laughs to the music |
| [02:22.000] |