From Christy's and White's Ethiopian Melodies (Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 1854), page 72:


JUBA.
The great Banjo Solo, as sung by George Christy and Wood's Minstrels. Music for sale at the Hall.

Ruberii, de cimmon seed, seed de Billy hop in jist in time,
Juba dis, Juba dat, round de kettle ob possum fat;
A-hoop a-hoy, a-hoop a-hoy, double step for Juberii
Sandy crab, de macreli, ham, and half a pint ob Juba.

Want to borrow two or three eggs, a picayune a dozen,
Stir about de hominy hot, de pig is in de cellar;
Neighbor, neighbor, lend me your axe, lend you mine to-morrow,
I keeps de axe to use myself, who'll turn de grindstone.

Forty pound of candle grease, sittin' on de mantelpiece,
Don't you see ole Granny Grace, she look so ugly in de face;
Yankee Doodle come to town, claim Maria for his own,
Git up dar, you little darky, can't you pat for Juba.

Up de wall, down the 'tition, gib me a knife sharp as sickle,
To cut dat darky's wizen pipe, dat eat up all de sassengers;
Apple jack wid venison sauce, sittin' by de fireplace,
One eye up de dinner-pot, and t'other up de stovepipe.

Make de fire most too hot, fotch along de waterin pot,
Bake de bread, gib me de crust, shock de corn, gib me de husk,
Bile de beef, gib me de bone, gib me a kick and send me home,
Peel de tater, gib me de skin, and dats de way she suck me in.

Shadrack an' Abednego, don't care whether I hit 'em or no,
Eighteen pence an' a peck ob corn, milk de cow wid de crumple horn,
Gib me a quart, gib me some, I'm gettin' a pitcher full,
Stay back, stay back, bucket full ob Juba.