This is another one of those songs written for the small men's group that met at Foster's home twice a week, The Knights Of The Square Table. It became a favorite and was sung in minstrel shows and all the way up to the concert halls. Background music is in the key of G
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5 5 5 5 -5 -5 Dere was an old dark-ey, -5 6 6 6 -6 4 de called him Un-cle Ned, 4 -4 5 5 5 5 -4 4 -4 H-e's dead long a-go, long a-go! -4 5 5 -5 He had no wool -5 -5 6 6 -6 4 on de top ob his head, -4 5 5 4 -4 -4 -3 4 De place whar de wool ought to grow 5 5 5 5 5 5 Den lay down de shub-ble 5 5 5 -4 4 -3 and de h-o-o-o-e chorus 5 5 5 5 5 -4 5 -4 Hang up de fid-dle and de bow: 5 5 -5 -5 -5 6 6 -6 No more hard work for poor old Ned -6 5 5 4 -4 -4 -4 4 He's gone whar de good dark-eys go. 5 5 -5 -5 -5 6 6 -6 No more hard work for poor old Ned -6 5 5 4 -4 -4 -4 4 He's gone whar de good dark-eys go.
