"Juba" is one of the more familiar secular African American songs from the 19th century or ealier.

Here's a Juba song from Thomas W. Talley's 1922 book "Negro Folk Songs" {Kennikat Prese Edition, 1968, p. 9}

Juba dis, an' Juba dat,
Juba skin dat Yaller Cat. Juba! Juba!

Juba jump an' Juba sing,
Juba cut dat Pigeon's Wing. Juba! Juba!

Juba, kick off Juba's shoe,
Juba, dance dat Juba Jew. Juba! Juba!

Juba, whirl dat foot about.
Juba, blow dat candle out. Juba! Juba!

Juba circle, Raise de Latch.
Juba do dat Long Dog Scratch. Juba! Juba!

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Talley notes that "the Pigeon Wing", "the Juba Jew", "Raise The Latch", and "the Long Dog Scratch" are specific dance steps.

As an instructional dance song, this version of Juba is a great great great granddaddy to instructional dance songs such as Wilson Picket's R&B song "Land Of A Thousand Dances" http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/thefullmonty/landof1000dances.htm and Elephant Man's Dancehall Reggae song Pon De River {Pon De Bank} http://www.tsrocks.com/e/elephant_man_texts/pon_di_river_pon_di_bank.html