Banjo Serenade 1901 'The Little Duchess'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 17 May 2005

By de river when night is dark,
What's de music you hear dere? Hark!
Don't you hear it on de breeze,
jes' like de hummin' o 'de bees?
It's de serenade I sing, dal gal o' mine.
Den to her I sing:
He tells her:

Chloe I'm waitin' here in de moonlight,
waitin' alone for you,
come, on de banjo,
I'll play a tune light,
tellin' you did my love is true.
Oh, Chloe de moon beams shine on de river,
Come in my light canoe,
under de stars we will sail, my Chloe,
jes' for to bill and coo.

Chloe I'm waitin' here in de moonlight,
waitin' alone for you,
come, on de banjo,
I'll play a tune light,
tellin' you did my love is true.
Oh, Chloe de moon beams shine on de river,
Come in my light canoe,
under de stars we will sail, my Chloe,
jes' for to bill and coo.

Round her cabin I linger late
cold I'm catchin' here while I wait.
If you make me catch a chill,
why who's to pay de Doctor's bill?
Dat's de way I talk to her,
dal gal o' mine.
Den to her I sing:
He tells her:

Chloe I'm waitin' here in de moonlight,
waitin' alone for you,
come, on de banjo,
I'll play a tune light,
tellin' you did my love is true.
Oh, Chloe de moon beams shine on de river,
Come in my light canoe,
under de stars we will sail, my Chloe,
jes' for to bill and coo.

Chloe I'm waitin' here in de moonlight,
waitin' alone for you,
come, on de banjo,
I'll play a tune light,
tellin' you did my love is true.
Oh, Chloe de moon beams shine on de river,
Come in my light canoe,
under de stars we will sail, my Chloe,
jes' for to bill and coo.

Under de stars we'll wander, my Chloe,
jes' for to bill and coo.

[They play banjo as they dance:]

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
*
Banjo Serenade 1901
Words by Harry B. Smith
Music by Reginald de Koven
Performer: The F. Ziegfeld Jr. Musical Company.
Anna Held in - "The Little Duchess"
A Musical Comedy in Three Acts
© 1901 by Edward Schuberth & Co., 23 Unon Square, N.Y.
*
sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 17 May 2005 at 09.51
in association with Doug Grierson
*