Man sets an’ whittles.

Co’n bread, co’n bread,

Feed dis nigger on co’n bread.

Other songs which are current through the singing of the minstrel type, or distributed widely on printed sheets in much the same way as the “mule” songs, are No Coon But You, De Co’t House in De Sky, and Hi-Jenny-Ho, sent us by Mr. J. D. Arthur of Tennessee. The Pullman Porter is a little more sophisticated, but represents a type of humor and easy-going vaudeville style.

No Coon But You

As I was strollin’ down the street,

“Who did you meet?”

A yellah gal I chanced to meet.

“What did you say?”

Said I, “My little honey, now who’s