"Oh, Dem Golden Slippers" is a minstrel song penned by African-American James A.
[1] A minstrel show song set in the style of a spiritual, the song is apparently a parody of the spiritual "Golden Slippers", popularized after the American Civil War by the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
[3] The song's first stanza tells of the protagonist setting aside such fine clothes as golden slippers, a long-tailed coat and a white robe for a chariot ride in the morning (presumably to Heaven).
The second stanza describes the protagonist meeting up with other family members after his chariot ride.
In the third, the protagonist tells children to prepare themselves for their own chariot ride.