\version "2.6.5" \include "english.ly" \header { title = "DARKEY SAM." subtitle = "SONG AND CHORUS." composer = "Arr. by J. YOUNG, Esq." source = "Slavery's Passed Away And Other Songs" } %Main verse = \lyricmode { Oh my name is Dar -- key Sam, And I'se a black -- eyed con -- tra -- band; Down on de Chick -- a -- hom -- i -- nee I was born; But old mas -- sa run a -- way, When de Lin -- kum so -- gers play: So, I start -- ed for de Norf in de morn.... I soon met wid a man, And he took me by de hand, And he brought me to de Bob -- o -- li -- tion meet -- in: Dar de brud -- ders made a speech, And de sis -- ters 'gan to preach; Dey said dat my com -- plex -- ion was light, And de world dey would teach What a point dey could reach, And dey'd show dat dey could wash de nig -- ger white. } global = { \key bf \major \time 4/4 } melody = \relative c'' { \autoBeamOff %intro - empty lyrics staff \override Score.RemoveEmptyVerticalGroup #'remove-first = ##t \partial 4 s4 | s1 s1 s1 s2 s4 \bar "|." \break %with lyrics \partial 4 f,8. f16 | bf8 bf bf8. bf16 bf8 bf a bf | c bf a g f4 r8 f8 | g8. g16 g g8. \times 2/3 {a8 a a} g8 a | bf2~ bf8 r8 f8. f16 | bf16 bf8. bf8 bf bf4 a8 bf | c bf a g f4 r8 f16 f | g8 g g g g4 a8. a16 | bf2~ bf4 r8 f | ef' ef ef ef ef4^\fermata f,8 bf | d d d d d4^\fermata f,8 f | g g g g ef' ef c c | bf2 a4 f8. f16 | bf16 bf8. bf8 bf bf4 a8 bf | c bf a g f4 r8 f | g8 g g g a16 a8. r8 a | bf2 r4 f8 f | bf4 bf8. bf16 bf4 a8 bf | c8[ bf] a g f4 f8 f | g g g g a8. a16 a8 a | bf2~ bf4 \bar "|." } upper = \relative c' { %intro \once \override TextScript #'padding = #2.0 \partial 4 f4^\markup{ \bold \halign #.5 {Moderato.} } | bf8 bf bf8. bf16 bf8 bf a bf | c bf a g f4 r8 f8 | 8. 16 8 | 2~ 4 \break %lyrics \partial 4 r4 | r8 d8 8 d r d d | r8 [ r8 ] r | r8 bf8 bf r c c | r d f bf d bf f | r8 d d r d d | r [ r ] r | r bf bf r c c | 2~ 4 r4 | r2 4\arpeggio^\fermata r4 | r2 4\arpeggio^\fermata r4 | r8 bf bf r [ r ] | 2\arpeggio 4 r4 | r8 d f bf r d, f bf | r [ r ] r | r8 bf bf r c c | r d f bf d bf f d | r d f bf r d, f bf | r8 [ r ] r | r bf ef g r c, ef a | 2~ 4 | } lower = \relative c { %intro \partial 4 r4 | 8 8 | | ef8 bf' g bf f c' a c | 2~ 4 \break %with lyrics \partial 4 r4 | 2\arpeggio 2\arpeggio | 8[ r8 ] r 4 r4 | 2\arpeggio \arpeggio | \arpeggio~ 4\arpeggio r4 | 4\arpeggio r \arpeggio r | 8[ r c'] r 4\arpeggio r | r r | 2~ 4 r | f'8 f, a c 4\arpeggio^\fermata r | bf'8 bf, d f 4\arpeggio^\fermata r | 4 r 8[ r ] r | 2~ 4 r | ^\markup{\italic {livelier.}} r r | 8[ r c'] r 4\arpeggio r | 4\arpeggio r \arpeggio r | 2~ < bf f'>4 r | \arpeggio r r | 8[ r c'] r 4\arpeggio r | \arpeggio r \arpeggio r | 2~ 4 | } \score { << \context Voice = mel { \global \melody } \lyricsto mel \new Lyrics \verse \context PianoStaff << \context Staff = upper { << \global \upper >> } \context Staff = lower { \clef bass << \global \lower >> } >> >> \layout { indent = 0.0\cm \context { \RemoveEmptyStaffContext } \context { \Score \remove Bar_number_engraver } } \midi { \tempo 4 = 100 } } %Chorus soprano = \relative c' { \autoBeamOff \once \override TextScript #'padding = #2.0 \partial 8 f8^\markup{ \bold \halign #.5 {CHORUS.} } | ef' ef ef ef ef4^\fermata f,8 bf | d d d d d4^\fermata f,8 f | g8 g g g ef' ef c c | bf2 a4 f8. f16 | bf8 bf bf bf bf4 a8 bf | c bf a g f4 r8 f | g4 g8 g a a a a | bf2~ bf4 \bar ".|." } alto = \relative c' { \autoBeamOff \partial 8 f8 | f f f f f4^\fermata f8 f | f f f f f4^\fermata f8 f | ef8 ef ef ef g g g g | f2 f4 f8. f16 | f8 f f f f4 f8 f | f f e e f4 r8 f | ef!4 ef8 ef ef ef ef ef | d2~ d4 | } tenor = \relative c' { \autoBeamOff \partial 8 f8 | c' c c c c4^\fermata c8 c | %corrected typo 2d to last note bf bf bf bf bf4^\fermata bf8 bf bf8 bf bf bf c c ef e | d2 c4 c8. c16 | d8 d d d d4 c8 d | ef8 d c bf a4 r8 a8 | bf4 bf8 bf c c c c | d2~ d4| } bass = \relative c { \autoBeamOff \partial 8 f8 | f f f f f4^\fermata f8 f | bf, bf bf bf bf4^\fermata bf8 bf | ef8 ef ef ef c c c c | f2 f4 f8. f16 | bf,8 bf bf bf bf4 bf8 bf | ef8 ef c c f4 r8 f | bf,4 bf8 bf f' f f f | bf,2~ bf4 | } chorus = \lyricmode { I soon met wid a man, And he took me by de hand, And he brought me to de Bob -- o -- li -- tion meet -- in: Dar de brud -- ders made a speech, And de sis -- ters 'gan to preach: Dey said dey could wash de nig -- ger white. } uppertwo = \relative c' { \partial 8 f8 | 2 4\arpeggio^\fermata f8 bf | 2 4\arpeggio^\fermata f8 f | r8 r [ r ] | 2( 4) r4 | r8 d f bf r d, f bf | r8 [ r ] r | r bf ef g r c, ef a | 2~ 4 | } lowertwo = \relative c { \partial 8 r8 | f f, a c 4\arpeggio^\fermata r | bf'8 bf, d f 4\arpeggio^\fermata r | 4\arpeggio r 8[ r ] r | 2~ 4 r | 4\arpeggio r 4 r | 8[ r c'] r 4 r | 4\arpeggio r \arpeggio r | 2~ 4 | } \score { << \context ChoirStaff << \context Staff = sopranos << \set Staff.instrument = \markup { \fontsize #-4.0 {SOP.} } \context Voice = sopranos { << \global \soprano >> } \context Lyrics = sopranos \lyricsto sopranos \chorus >> \context Staff = altos << \set Staff.instrument = \markup { \fontsize #-4.0 {ALTO.} } \context Voice = altos { << \global \alto >> } >> \context Staff = tenors << \set Staff.instrument = \markup { \fontsize #-4.0 {TENOR.} } \context Voice = tenors { << \global \tenor >> } \context Lyrics = tenors \lyricsto tenors \chorus >> \context Staff = basses << \set Staff.instrument = \markup { \fontsize #-4.0 {BASS.} } \context Voice = basses { \clef bass << \global \bass >> } >> >> \context PianoStaff << \set PianoStaff.instrument = \markup { \fontsize #-4.0 \halign #.5 {TENON.} } \context Staff = uppertwo { << \global \uppertwo >> } \context Staff = lowertwo { \clef bass << \global \lowertwo >> } >> >> \layout { \context { \Score \remove Bar_number_engraver } } \midi { \tempo 4 = 100 } } \paper { raggedbottom = ##t } %Transcriber's Note: This file produces two .midi files, one for each \score. For purposes of this Project Gutenberg e-text, the two files were combined into one using MidiJoiner. The \score sections could not be combined because of a bug in Lilypond that results in a programming error. %Transcriber's Note: Some inconsistent arpeggios in the original have been corrected in this file.