Carve Dat Possum
"Carve Dat Possum" is a minstrel song attributed to Sam Lucas in 1875. Very popular in its time, it tells of hunting and preparing a possum to eat. The chorus:
The song, as published by Lucas, is in 2/4 time.
Although the song was first performed by Lucas, The Pacific Appeal notes that "it was only after a long epistolary discussion that Henry Hart obtained a public acknowledgement that he was the genuine author."