Aw Sammie 1918 JPitt-Payne

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 25Apr2014
2014

There once was a soldier boy
who was jes' the pride and joy
of his old Kentucky mammy.
But instead of getting kissed
when he 'llowed that he'd enlist
the ol' woman yelled:
"Aw Sammie!"

Aw Sammie! Aw Sammie!
You think you are
the center of the panoramy
Aw Sammie! Aw Sammie!
You're a hero with the boys down town
but when you git to France
so far from home
and the shells are bouncing off your dome
then you'll be sorry
that you lef' your mammy,
Aw, Aw Sammie!

Aw Sammie! Aw Sammie!
You think you are
the center of the panoramy
Aw Sammie! Aw Sammie!
You're a hero with the boys down town
but when you git to France
so far from home
and the shells are bouncing off your dome
then you'll be sorry
that you lef' your mammy,
Aw, Aw Sammie!

Then he told his gal "Goodbye"
and he heaved a soulful sigh
like the feller in the drammy,
but she acted awful sore,
when she met him at the door
and jes' kind of sniffed
"Aw Sammie!"

Aw Sammie! Aw Sammie!
You think you are
the center of the panoramy
Aw Sammie! Aw Sammie!
You're a hero with the boys down town
but when you git to France
so far from home
and the shells are bouncing off your dome
then you'll be sorry
that you lef' your mammy,
Aw, Aw Sammie!

Aw Sammie! Aw Sammie!
You think you are
the center of the panoramy
Aw Sammie! Aw Sammie!
You're a hero with the boys down town
but when you git to France
so far from home
and the shells are bouncing off your dome
then you'll be sorry
that you lef' your mammy,
Aw, Aw Sammie!

When he started out to drill
then he had a nervous chill
and his hands were cold and clammy
but he did the motions fine
and he kept himself in line
'till the Top Sergeant yelled:
"Aw Sammie!"

Aw Sammie! Aw Sammie!
You think you are
the center of the panoramy
Aw Sammie! Aw Sammie!
You're a hero with the boys down town
but when you git to France
so far from home
and the shells are bouncing off your dome
then you'll be sorry
that you lef' your mammy,
Aw, Aw Sammie!

Aw Sammie! Aw Sammie!
You think you are
the center of the panoramy
Aw Sammie! Aw Sammie!
You're a hero with the boys down town
but when you git to France
so far from home
and the shells are bouncing off your dome
then you'll be sorry
that you lef' your mammy,
Aw, Aw Sammie!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Aw Sammie 1918 JPitt-Payne
Music by Geoffrey O'Hara - Army Song Leader
Lyrics by H.Sanborn
© MCMXVIII by Leo Feist Inc.  New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 25 April 2014 at 16.43
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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