Celebratin' Day In Tennessee 1914

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 8 Jan 2009
2009

Why is ev'rybody happy?
Why is ev'rybody gay?
Why is ev'ry darky
feeling kind of sparky,
What's goin' to happen today?
Where is ev'rybody goin'?
What's that music in the air?
How my heart keeps thumping
watch my feet a jumping
I can see smiles ev'ry where.

There's Anna Lize in her Sunday gown,
Eph is a funny clown,
see them there, I declare,
Who's that girl dressed up as a bride,
is that my honey,
there by her side?
There must be some mistake,
I'll eat that wedding cake,
That man belongs to me,
Oh Gee,
Now I can see
it's celebratin' day in Tennessee.

There's Anna Lize in her Sunday gown,
Eph is a funny clown,
see them there, I declare,
Who's that girl dressed up as a bride,
is that my honey,
there by her side?
Where is that wedding tune,
That ain't no honeymoon,
That man belongs to me,
Oh Gee,
Now I can see
it's celebratin' day in Tennessee.

Can't you see those pickaninnies?
Watch them dancing on the ground!
Ain't that colored mammy
proud of little Sammy,
Just see her struttin' around!
Here's an egg from eighteen sixty,
Folks say it's a souvenir,
see that mule a kickin;
at that little chicken,
I'm mighty glad
I'm not near.

There's Anna Lize in her Sunday gown,
Eph is a funny clown,
see them there, I declare,
Who's that girl dressed up as a bride,
is that my honey,
there by her side?
There must be some mistake,
I'll eat that wedding cake,
That man belongs to me,
Oh Gee,
Now I can see
it's celebratin' day in Tennessee.

There's Anna Lize in her Sunday gown,
Eph is a funny clown,
see them there, I declare,
Who's that girl dressed up as a bride,
is that my honey,
there by her side?
Where is that wedding tune,
That ain't no honeymoon,
That man belongs to me,
Oh Gee,
Now I can see
it's celebratin' day in Tennessee.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Celebratin' Day In Tennessee 1914
Music by Jack Glogau
Lyrics by Lew Brown
© MCMXIV by Leo Feist Inc. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 8 January 2009 at 21,32
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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