Old Uncle Ned / written & composed for Wm. Roark of the Sable Harmonists by S.C. Foster.

Alternative first edition.
For voice, piano, and 3-part chorus.
Caption title.
Cover illustration: lithograph of the Sable Harmonists, with Black cherubs and palm trees.
Stanzas 2-3 printed as text on p. [5].
"Lith of F. & S. Palmer, 43 Ann St. New-York"--Cover.
First line of text: Dere was an old nigga.
First line of chorus: Den lay down de shubble and de hoe.