Atlanta 1915 written for the Atlanta Convention Bureau

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 13 Sep 2004

'Way down South in the land of cotton,
there's a town that's not forgotten.
Once you strike it,
I know you'll always like it
it's the home of good intentions,
Booster's clubs and big conventions.
Come today for a nice long stay
in that doggone Southern town.

In Atlanta, Atlanta,
The Queen of Dixieland.
We will meet you and greet you
with a big brass band.
There's where the money freely flows,
in that land where cotton grows;
business worries fade away in
[Spoken:] ATLANTA.
[Sing:] The only dead ones that we have got
are slumbering in the family lot.
And listen, 'way down south
in the land of cotton,
things you see are ne'er forgotten
In Atlanta, The Queen of DixieLand.

In Atlanta, Atlanta,
The Queen of Dixieland.
We will meet you and greet you
with a big brass band.
There's where the money freely flows,
in that land where cotton grows;
business worries fade away in
[Spoken:] ATLANTA.
[Sing:] The only dead ones that we have got
are slumbering in the family lot.
And listen, 'way down south
in the land of cotton,
things you see are ne'er forgotten
In Atlanta, The Queen of DixieLand.

If from worry you are ailing
and you think you should be sailing
'cross the ocean, forget that silly notion.
Good old mountain air so healthy
makes you feel that you are wealthy.
Pack your grip, we will cure your pip,
in that doggone Southern town.

In Atlanta, Atlanta,
The Queen of Dixieland.
We will meet you and greet you
with a big brass band.
There's where the money freely flows,
in that land where cotton grows;
business worries fade away in
[Spoken:] ATLANTA.
[Sing:] The only dead ones that we have got
are slumbering in the family lot.
And listen, 'way down south
in the land of cotton,
things you see are ne'er forgotten
In Atlanta, The Queen of DixieLand.

In Atlanta, Atlanta,
The Queen of Dixieland.
We will meet you and greet you
with a big brass band.
There's where the money freely flows,
in that land where cotton grows;
business worries fade away in
[Spoken:] ATLANTA.
[Sing:] The only dead ones that we have got
are slumbering in the family lot.
And listen, 'way down south
in the land of cotton,
things you see are ne'er forgotten
In Atlanta, The Queen of DixieLand.

I've seen towns with beauty laden,
but no town where every maiden
was so pretty, so full of joy and witty.
So if you should care to marry,
take a tip and never tarry.
Pack your trunk,
bring along your junk,
to that doggone Southern town.

In Atlanta, Atlanta,
The Queen of Dixieland.
We will meet you and greet you
with a big brass band.
There's where the money freely flows,
in that land where cotton grows;
business worries fade away in
[Spoken:] ATLANTA.
[Sing:] The only dead ones that we have got
are slumbering in the family lot.
And listen, 'way down south
in the land of cotton,
things you see are ne'er forgotten
In Atlanta, The Queen of DixieLand.

In Atlanta, Atlanta,
The Queen of Dixieland.
We will meet you and greet you
with a big brass band.
There's where the money freely flows,
in that land where cotton grows;
business worries fade away in
[Spoken:] ATLANTA.
[Sing:] The only dead ones that we have got
are slumbering in the family lot.
And listen, 'way down south
in the land of cotton,
things you see are ne'er forgotten
In Atlanta, The Queen of DixieLand.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Atlanta 1915
by Edson Browne
written for the Atlanta Convention Bureau
© 1915 by Atlanta Convention Bureau
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 13 September 2004 at 15.23
in association with Doug Grierson
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