Cotton 1920

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 12 Apr 2013
2013

Cotton fields remind me
of a story I once heard
and now as I recall it,
I remember ev'ry word.
'Bout a tiny darky
from the land where cotton grows,
I bet 'way up in heaven
little Cotton is a rose.

Cotton,
folks all hugged and kissed him,
Cotton,
ev'rybody loved him
tho' his face was dark as night,
his little heart was white
ev'ryone would tease him
still it seemed to please him.
Cotton,
Mammy used to rock him,
At the evening's close;
Tho' he's gone
he's not forgotten
ev'ryone remembers Cotton
Cotton was a little Dixie rose.

Cotton,
folks all hugged and kissed him,
Cotton,
ev'rybody loved him
tho' his face was dark as night,
his little heart was white
ev'ryone would tease him
still it seemed to please him.
Cotton,
Mammy used to rock him,
At the evening's close;
Tho' he's gone
he's not forgotten
ev'ryone remembers Cotton
Cotton was a little Dixie rose.

Mammy now is dreaming
of the days that used to be
when her sweet little Cotton
loved to climb upon her knee.
And she'd croon a melody
a tale 'bout "Old Black Joe"
But now when evening time comes 'round
she sings with love aglow.

Cotton,
folks all hugged and kissed him,
Cotton,
ev'rybody loved him
tho' his face was dark as night,
his little heart was white
ev'ryone would tease him
still it seemed to please him.
Cotton,
Mammy used to rock him,
At the evening's close;
Tho' he's gone
he's not forgotten
ev'ryone remembers Cotton
Cotton was a little Dixie rose.

Cotton,
folks all hugged and kissed him,
Cotton,
ev'rybody loved him
tho' his face was dark as night,
his little heart was white
ev'ryone would tease him
still it seemed to please him.
Cotton,
Mammy used to rock him,
At the evening's close;
Tho' he's gone
he's not forgotten
ev'ryone remembers Cotton
Cotton was a little Dixie rose.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Cotton 1920
Music by Fred Rose
Lyrics by Geo.A.Little
© MCMXX by M.Witmark & Sons
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 12 April 2013 at 21.07
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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