Down South Everybody's Happy 1917

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 9 Aug 2009
2009

There's a steamer
leaving for my old home tonight,
where hearts are light
and it's sunny and bright,
though they're busy fighting
in the lands 'cross the foam,
everything's quiet down home,
On the levee when their work is through
Hot times they'll show you.

Down South everybody's happy
Down South ev'ryone's gay,
shufflin' along
hummin' a song,
dancing and singing
when the banjos are ringing
all their troubles are forgotten
at the close of the day
Old Aunt Hannah
wearing a red bandana
does the cake walk
in such a stately manner
Down South ev'rybody's happy
turning the night into day.

Down South everybody's happy
Down South ev'ryone's gay,
shufflin' along
hummin' a song,
dancing and singing
when the banjos are ringing
all their troubles are forgotten
at the close of the day
Old Aunt Hannah
wearing a red bandana
does the cake walk
in such a stately manner
Down South ev'rybody's happy
turning the night into day.

When it comes to dances
why there's none will compare
'long with the bear
that the folks do down there
and the famous dinners
that they serve are a treat,
old Southern style
hard to beat,
when a Southerner says
he's your friend
he's yours till the end.

Down South everybody's happy
Down South ev'ryone's gay,
shufflin' along
hummin' a song,
dancing and singing
when the banjos are ringing
all their troubles are forgotten
at the close of the day
Old Aunt Hannah
wearing a red bandana
does the cake walk
in such a stately manner
Down South ev'rybody's happy
turning the night into day.

Down South everybody's happy
Down South ev'ryone's gay,
shufflin' along
hummin' a song,
dancing and singing
when the banjos are ringing
all their troubles are forgotten
at the close of the day
Old Aunt Hannah
wearing a red bandana
does the cake walk
in such a stately manner
Down South ev'rybody's happy
turning the night into day.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Down South Everybody's Happy 1917
Music by Herman Paley
Lyrics by Nat Vincent
© MCMXVII by Jerome H.Remick & Co. - New York & Detroit
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 9 August 2009 at 10.33
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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