Act One
Act Two
"African Dip" - Ensemble
In the original production Eubie Blake left the pit at this point to join Noble Sissle onstage to lead selections from their standalone performance repertoire, especially songs from their military band days. The individual numbers and their order could change nightly, but “Gee, I’m Glad That I’m from Dixie” usually opened this set, and “On Patrol in No Man’s Land” usually closed it. Of the other songs here, “Pickaninny Shoes” and “The Low-Down Blues” were included most frequently.
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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