BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS           75

JOSEPHUS ORANGE BLOSSOM.
As Sung by Johnnie Allen.

Oh! my name it is Josephus Orange Blossom,

I'm the gayest colored gentleman in the land.
With the pretty girls I always plays the opos'-jm,

I'm a red-hot hunky dory contraband.
When I first fell in love with Jane Melissa,

I tried my best to win from her a smile,
I put my arm around her, and tried to kiss her.

Said she, go way, I doesn't like your style.

Chorus.

Red hot, (break) guess not, (break)

I'm the gayest colored gentleman in the land.
Oh!  my name it is Josephus Orange Blossom,

I'm a red-hot hunky dory contraband.

One evening sweet thoughts were over me creeping,

I' thought upon my sweetheart I would call,
'And while in her window slyly peeping,

I saw something that did my heart appall.
Her teeth and one eye laid upon the table.

Her pretty curls hung upon a wooden peg.
So I laughed as hard and loud as I was able.

To see her taking off a wooden leg.

Red hot, etc.

RIP-TEARING JOHNNY.

Oh, listen a while, fair ladies of this town.

And hear what I have got to say:
Don't never place your affections on any young man.

For fear that he might take and run away;
Then you'll feel like a big sunflower
' '"*              Born in the merry month of May;

When the birds begin to sing, you'll begin to cry:

"Oh, my rip-tearing Johnny's gone away I"

Chorus.

Oh, thick lip, crooked stick, up again and kiss me quick!
Oh, rip-tearing Johnny's gone away!

King Phillip's daughter was a very nice young girl.
And she always kept her eyes around about her;