Greg_F, where did you get those lyrics you allege come from "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee"? Here are the words you furnished:

Happy darkies shufflin' 'roun' de lebee, plinkin' dey banjos waitin' fo de boat to load de cotton deyey jumped down, turned around and picked a bale of.

We have a thread on the song here (click) that gives lyrics very much like the ones Keith posted. Sheet music for the song is here (click).

Are you trying to pull a fast one on us?

-Joe Offer-

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Judy Garland performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmEemOfsxhs (with blackface performers that would no longer be acceptable)

Al Jolson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAZADY7kzv4