Carve Dat Possum

"Carve Dat Possum" is a minstrel song attributed to Sam Lucas in 1875. Very popular in its time,^[1] it tells of hunting and preparing a possum to eat. The chorus:

Carve dat possum, carve dat possum, children,

Carve dat possum, carve him to de heart;

Carve dat possum, carve dat possum, children,

Carve dat possum, carve him to de heart.^[2]

"Carve Dat Possum"
Cover of "Carve Dat Possum", 1875
Song
Language	English
Published	1875
Songwriter(s)	Sam Lucas

The song, as published by Lucas, is in 2/4 time.

Although the song was first performed by Lucas, The Pacific Appeal (San Francisco, October 25, 1879) notes that "it was only after a long epistolary discussion that Henry Hart obtained a public acknowledgement that he was the genuine author."