The Cannibal Ni--er

Album: not on an album (1891)

Songfacts®:

  • "The Cannibal Ni--er" was written and performed by James B. Helsby, copyright Francis, Day & Hunter of London, 1891. This is a song about a native of Timbuktu who eats his girlfriends, his parents, all his relatives, white men, black men, old kettles, chairs, dogs, cats, and finally himself. It remains to be seen if anyone considered it mildly funny, even in the age of blackface minstrelsy and coon songs. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England

Comments: 1

  • Charles Hollingswort from Leeds, AlTo Alexander in London: The correct spelling on the city is Timbuktu.
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