More information about "De Pullman Porters Ball," posted above by Jim Dixon. It was sung by Weber and Fields in "Hoity - Toity" c. 1901, typical of the coon songss popular at the same time as ragtime.

Weber and Fields were very popular at the time; "Dutch" (German immigrants) acts and blackface. "Mike and Meyer" was a popular act.
These stereotypical acts were profitable in vaudeville.
Weber and Fields opened a Music Hall in 1896, featuring some of the greatest performers and singers of the day.
They separated in 1904 but both were successful into the 1930s. They performed their "casino routine" in the 1940 film "Lillian Russell."