List of blackface minstrel songs
This is a list of songs that either originated in blackface minstrelsy or are otherwise closely associated with that tradition. Songwriters and publication dates are given where known.
A
- "Alabama Joe"
- "The Arkansas Traveler"
B
- "Babylon Is Fallen", Henry Clay Work
- "Back Side of Albany"
- "The Band of Niggers! From 'Ole Virginny State'"
- "The Bee-Gum", G. Willig
- "Billy Patterson", Dan Emmett
- "The Black Brigade", Dan Emmett
- "Blue Tail Fly" c. 1846
- "The Boatman's Dance", credited to Dan Emmett
- "Bonja Song"
- "Bowery Gals"
- "Bress Dat Lubly Yaller Gal"
- "Briggs' Breakdown", Z. Bacchus
C
- "Camptown Races", Stephen Foster,
- "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny"* James A. Bland
- "Charleston Gals"
- "Ching a Ring Chaw"
- "Claire de Kitchen", performed as early as 1832 by T. D. Rice and George Washington Dixon
- "Clar de Track", 1840s.
- "Clem Titus' Jig", published by Dan Emmett
- "Coal Black Rose"
- "Come Back Stephen"/"Come Back Steben"
- "Cornfield Green"
- "Cynthia Sue"
D
- "Dandy Broadway Swell", Elias Howe
- "Dandy Jim from Caroline", Dan Emmett
- "Dar He Goes! Dats Him!", Dan Emmett
- "Dere Be Any Malted Licker Here?"
- "Darkey Money Musk", Daniel Dow
- "Darkies' Pastime"
- "Dearest May"
- "Dick Myers' Jig", published by Dan Emmett
- "Dinah's Wedding Day"
- "Division Street Jig", Z. Bacchus
- "Dixie", Dan Emmett contested, 1859
- "Do Fare You Well Ladies"
- "Do I Do I Don't Do Nothing"
- "Dr. Hekok Jig", Z. Bacchus, published by Dan Emmett
E
- "Eelam Moore Jig", Dan Emmett
- "Effects of the Brogue", Dan Emmett
F
- "Far You Well Ladies|Far You Well Ladies"
- "Farewell My Lilly Dear", Stephen Foster
- "The Fine Old Color'd Gentleman", Dan Emmett
- "De Floating Scow Quickstep", E. Ferrett
- "Forty Hosses in de Stable", J. Kierman
- "The Free Nigger", sung by R. W. Pelham
G
- "Gantz's Jig", published by Dan Emmett
- "Genuine Negro Jig", published by Dan Emmett
- “Get along Home, Cindy” - possibly developed from a minstrel tune “Cindy Lou” see https://books.google.com/books?id=jpFwCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT169&lpg=PT169&dq=cindy+minstrel+song&source=bl&ots=S3mg0lk0vC&sig=ACfU3U3DPwHYbQ_sNx6wdy2fZJdlr_Vsjg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimo570ouLlAhWrd98KHRf5B8EQ6AEwDnoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=cindy%20minstrel%20song&f=false)
- "Get Up in de Morning"
- "Ginger Blue"
- "Grape Vine Twist"
- "Gonna Eat Ma Chicken 'Til I'm Fried"
- "Gray Goose and Gander"
- "Guinea Maid"
- "Gumbo Chaff", early 1830s
- "Gwine to de Mill", Jay R. Jenkins
H
- "Happy Are We Darkies So Gay"
- "Hard Times", Tom Briggs
- "Hell on the Wabash Jig"
- "High Daddy", Dan Emmett
- "Hop Light, Loo", Dan Emmett
- "Hot Corn"
I
- "I Ain't Got Time to Tarry", Dan Emmett
- "I'm Going Home to Dixie", Dan Emmett
- "I'm Gwine ober de Mountain", Dan Emmett
- "I Saw the Beam in My Sister's Eye"
- "Ireland and Virginia"
J
- "Jack on the Green", Dan Emmett
- "James Crow", Sam Carusi
- "Jenny Get Your Hoe Cake Done", popularized by Joel Sweeney
- "Jim Along Josey", credited to "an Eminent professor" and performed by John N. Smith
- "Jim Brown"
- "Johnny Boker or De Broken Yoke in de Coaling Ground"
- "Johnny Roach", Dan Emmett
- "Jolly Raftsman"
- "Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel", Dan Emmett
- "The Jolly Raftsman"
- "Juba"
- "Juber"
- "Jumbo Jum"
- "Jump Jim Crow",
K
- "Kingdom Coming", Henry Clay Work
L
- "Land of Canaan", played by J. Simmons
- "A Life by the Galley Fire"
- "De Long Island Nigger", Emma Snow
- "Long Time Ago", John Cole
- "Loozyanna Low Grounds", Dan Emmett
- “Lucy Long”
- "Lucy Neal"/"Lucy Neale" J. P. Carter
- "Lynchburg Town"
M
- "Marty Inglehart Jig", Dan Emmett
- "Mary Blane", Billy Whitlock
- "Massa Is a Stingy Man"
- "Merry Sleigh Bells"
- "Miss Lucy Long", Dan Emmett and Frank Brower, or Billy Whitlock or possibly Billy Whitlock
- "Moze Haymar Jig", Dan Emmett
- "My Old Kentucky Home", Stephen Foster
- "My First Jig", Dan Emmett
- "My Long Tail Blue"
- "My Old Aunt Sally"
- "My Old Dad"/"Old Dad"
N
- "Negro Jig", Dan Emmett
- "Nelly Was a Lady", Stephen Foster
- "New York Gals", Emma Snow?
- "The Newton Jig", James Buckley
- "Nigga General"
- "Nigger on de Wood Pile", Dan Emmett
O
- " Gib Me Chaw Terbakur", words by Dan Emmett
- "Oh, Come along John" a.k.a. "Walk along John"
- "Oh, Ladies All!", Dan Emmett
- "Oh Lemuel", Stephen Foster
- "Oh! Susanna", Stephen Foster
- "Old Bob Ridley", Charles White
- "Old Dan Tucker", words by Dan Emmett
- "Old Folks at Home", Stephen Foster
- "Old Joe", F. M. Brower
- "Old Joe Golden"
- "Old Johnny Boker"
- "Old King Crow"
- "Old K. Y. Ky.", Dan Emmett
- "Old Tar River"/Ole Tare River"
- "Old Uncle Ned", Stephen Foster
- "Ole Bull and Old Dan Tucker"
- "The Ole Grey Goose"
- "De Ole Jawbone", perhaps Joel Sweeney
- "Ole Pee Dee", J. P. Carter
- "Ole Virginny Break Down"
- "The One Horse Open Sleigh", James Lord Pierpont
- "Joe Sweeney's Jig", published by Dan Emmett
- "Owl Creek Quickstep", Dan Emmett
P
- "Pea Patch Jig", Dan Emmett
- "Peel's Jig"
- "Peter Story Jig", Dan Emmett
- "Philadelphia Gals"
- "Philisee Charcoal"
- "Picayune Butler "
- "Picayune Butler's Come to Town"
- "Polly Wolly Doodle
- "Possum up the Gum-Tree"
Q
- "Quaker's Jig", R. Myers
R
- "Ring, Ring De Banjo", Stephen Foster
- "Rise Old Napper"
- "Road to Richmond", Dan Emmett
- "Rob Ridley", Charles White
- "Rock Susana", Horace Weston
- "Root, Hog or Die", Dan Emmett
- "Rosa Lee"
S
- "Sad to Leave Our Tater Land"
- "Sandy Boy", possibly Phil Rice
- "Sandy Gibson's", Dan Emmett
- "Seely Simpkins Jig", Dan Emmett
- "Settin' on a Rail"
- "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me"
- "Sich a Gettin' Up Stairs"
- "Singing Darkey of the Ohio"
- "Skeeters Do Bite"
- "Sliding Jenny Jig", R. Myers
- "Someone in de House wif Dinah", possibly Phil Rice
- "Stop Dat Knocking", A. F. Winnemore
- "Sugar Cane Green"
- "Sugar in a Gourd"
- "Suke of Tennessee"
- "Susey Brown"/"Suzy Brown"
- "Sweep Oh!"
T
- "Tell Me Josey Whar You Bin"
- "To the Cornfields Away"
- "Tom Brigg's Jig", published by Dan Emmett
- "Turkey in the Straw", words by Dan Emmett
- "'Twill Nebber Do to Gib It up So", Dan Emmett
U
- "Uncle Gabriel"
V
- "Van Bramer's Jig", published by Dan Emmett
- "Virginia's Lubly Ground"
W
- "Walk Along John"
- "Walk Jaw Bone"
- "Westchester Nigga Song"
- "Whar Did You Come From?", performed by Joel Sweeney
- "Whar Is de Spot We Were Born?"
- "What O' Dat", Dan Emmett
- "Whoop Jamboree Jig"
- "Who's Dat Knocking"
- "Who's Dat Nigga Dar a Peepin"
- "Wide Awake" a.k.a. "Dar's a Darkey in de Tent", Dan Emmett
- "Wild Raccoon Track| Wild Raccoon Track"
- "De Wild Goose-Nation", Dan Emmett
Y
- "Yellow Corn"
Z
- "Zip Coon", performed by George Washington Dixon