Raise A Ruckus Tonight (2nd pos)

by Pre-Civil War African-American song

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RAISE A RUCKUS TONIGHT 2nd pos
Pre-Civil War African-American song
Key: D
Harp: G

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My old mas-ter prom-ised me,

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Raise a ruck-us to-night

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That when he died he'd set me free

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Raise a ruck-us to-night

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He lived un-til his head got bald

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Raise a ruck-us to-night

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And gave up think-in'
  
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'Bout dy-in' at all

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Raise a ruck-us to-night

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Come a-long lit-tle chil-dren come a-long

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Come while the moon is shin-ing bright

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Come a-long lit-tle chil-dren come a-long

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  6    6  -6  -7   6  -7  -6 -6   6
We're gon-na raise a ruck-us to-night