The September 1842 Huntress reprinting The New Orleans Picayune. Ever so minor differences to Hubbell:

“[From the N. O. Picayune.]
The editor of the Chicora. in his journal of the 27th ultimo continues his pleasure trip to Edisto Island. Big-mouthed Joe’s minstrelsy forms an important feature in the narration. We gave some specimens yesterday of his powers of improvisatorising—here is another—

Our oarsmen are full of spirit and strength, and in four hours more their journey shall be ended, Alas for the poor fellow who fails, or even lags! Joe will be sure to pasquinade him, and never more will he be trusted among his class as worth a farthing. Every thing, upon such occasions, is turned into song—and as our purpose is to afford a true picture of the habits of this part of our population, we will be excused in giving a specimen or two of such improvisations, even at the risk of offending those few pretenders to taste, who presume that because they have skill enough to adjust a cravat or fit a coat, they must also have possess [sic] brains enough to criticize the inherent beauty and propriety of our negro minstrelsy:

One of the oarsmen lags, perhaps, in his work, Joe perceives this, and at once strikes up—

One time upon dis ribber,
        Long time ago,
Mass Ralph ‘e had a nigger,
        Long time ago!

Dat nigger had no merit,
        Long time ago—
De nigger could’nt row wid sperit,
        Long time ago!

And now there is in dis boat, ah,
        A nigger dat I see—
What is a good for nuttin’ shoat, ah,
        Ha, ha, ha, he!

Dat nigger’s weak like water—
        Ha, ha, ha, he!
'E can’t row a half quarter —
        Ha, ha, ha, he!

Cuss de nigger! —cuss ’e libber!
        Ha, ha, ha, he!
'E nebber shall come on this ribber—
        Ha, ha, ha, he!

The delinquent oarsman would sooner die than live under such a rebuke, and hence it is that few failures are ever met with in boat voyages of this kind.”
[The Huntress, Washington City D.C., 24 Sept., 1842, p.3]
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