Coal-Black Mammy - 1921

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 30 Jul 2001

I'm tired and I'm footsore
And I'm weary.
I ache from my head
Down to my toes.
This world seems to be
Mighty dreary to me,
How I'll finish my journey
Lordy knows!
But I know where I go
That all is peaceful.
I'll lay on my pillow tonight
An' I've prayed,
How I've prayed for that moment
Now the end of the long trail's
In sight.

'Cause I'm goin', yes,
I'm goin' with a love
That's ever growin'
To that CoalBlack Mammy o' mine.
Not a cent, not a cent,
An' my clothes are only lent,
All the same
She'll think I'm just fine.
How I've dreamed,
How I've schemed,
An' at times it almost seemed
That the sun would never, never shine.
That's why I'm goin', yes.
I'm goin',
Mighty soon I'll be hulloin',
To that coalblack Mammy o' mine.

'Cause I'm goin', yes,
I'm goin' with a love
That's ever growin'
To that CoalBlack Mammy o' mine.
Not a cent, not a cent,
An' my clothes are only lent,
All the same
She'll think I'm just fine.
How I've dreamed,
How I've schemed,
An' at times it almost seemed
That the sun would never, never shine.
That's why I'm goin', yes.
I'm goin',
Mighty soon I'll be hulloin',
To that coalblack Mammy o' mine.

I'm sad, disappointed
And I'm homesick.
I yearn for my mammy's tender care.
I've wasted the years,
And I've shed many tears;
Of misfortune
I've surely had my share.
But I know that
She'll drive away my sorrow.
Her cabin's just over the rise,
And she'll smile happy smiles
When she sees me
Bless the lovelight
That shines in her eyes.

'Cause I'm goin', yes,
I'm goin' with a love
That's ever growin'
To that CoalBlack Mammy o' mine.
Not a cent, not a cent,
An' my clothes are only lent,
All the same
She'll think I'm just fine.
How I've dreamed,
How I've schemed,
An' at times it almost seemed
That the sun would never, never shine.
That's why I'm goin', yes.
I'm goin',
Mighty soon I'll be hulloin',
To that coalblack Mammy o' mine.

'Cause I'm goin', yes,
I'm goin' with a love
That's ever growin'
To that CoalBlack Mammy o' mine.
Not a cent, not a cent,
An' my clothes are only lent,
All the same
She'll think I'm just fine.
How I've dreamed,
How I've schemed,
An' at times it almost seemed
That the sun would never, never shine.
That's why I'm goin', yes.
I'm goin',
Mighty soon I'll be hulloin',
To that coalblack Mammy o' mine.

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Coal-Black Mammy 1921
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Coal-Black Mammy 1921
Composed by Ivy St. Helier
Written by Laddie Cliff
© 1921 Francis, Day and Hunter Ltd.
Sequenced for Piano by
Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Monday 30 Jul 2001 at 18.17
in association with Doug Grierson
and Bunty Pritchard Jones
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© James Pitt-Payne, London UK, 2001
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