Brown Skin 1916

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 10 Oct 2009
2009

Were you ever down in Dixie
where the flowers bloom
they're dancing on the Levee
'neath the sil'vry moon,
to the music of the banjos
hear the serenade
with syncopated melodies,
Oh! Honey Babe,
How often in the evening
when the work is o'er
they love to harmonise
around the cabin door,
Listen to the happy darkies
singing loud and long
Oh! it's the little Brown Skin song.

Who're you for Brown Skin?
I'm for you White Folks
Who're you for Palm Beach?
I'm for you in the Summer Time.

Who're you for Uncle Joe?
I'm for you when I need dough:
Who're you for sweet mama?
I'm for you sweet papa:

Oh they're like a lot of children
not a single care
and just as sure as sunset
you will find 'em there,
and each one in turn a stepping
while the others pat,
they'd keep it up for ever
don't know where they're at,
I don't care where you travel
don't care where you roam,
there's nothing sounds as sweet
as songs we learnt at home,
If you like that southern harmony
just come along
and listen to the Brown Skin Song.

Who're you for Brown Skin?
I'm for you White Folks
Who're you for Palm Beach?
I'm for you in the Summer Time.

Who're you for Uncle Joe?
I'm for you when I need dough:
Who're you for sweet mama?
I'm for you sweet papa:

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Brown Skin 1916
The Singing One-Step
by Sam Seligman & Roy Barton & The Original Dixie Jazz Band
© MCMXVI by Will Rossiter, Chicago
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 10 October 2009 at 17.06
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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