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Carve Dat Possum
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Wikipedia article
'"Carve Dat Possum"' is a minstrel song attributed to Sam Lucas in 1875. Very popular in its time,Johnson, 'Black Manhattan', p. 118: "One of the most popular of the minstrel songs of the seventies was 'Carve dat 'Possum,' written by Sam Lucas." it tells of hunting and preparing a possum to eat. The chorus:
:'Carve dat possum, carve dat possum, children,'
:'Carve dat possum, carve him to de heart;'
:'Carve dat possum, carve dat possum, children,'
:'Carve dat possum, carve him to de heart.'Lucas, "Carve Dat Possum".
The song, as published by Lucas, is in 2/4 time.
Although the song was first performed by Lucas, The Pacific Appeal (San Francisco, October 25, 1879) notes that "it was only after a long epistolary discussion that Henry Hart (musician) obtained a public acknowledgement that he was the genuine author."
References
Bibliography
*Johnson, James Weldon. 'Black Manhattan: Account of the Development of Harlem'. New York: Alfred A Knopf (1930).
*Lucas, Sam. "Carve Dat Possum" (sheet music). Boston: John F. Perry & Co. (1875).
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