Down Yonder 1921

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 14 April 2012
2012

Railroad train, Railroad train,
Hurry some more,
put a little steam on
just like never before;
Hustle on, bustle on,
I've got the blues.
yearning for my Swanee shore,
Brother if you only knew
you'd want to hurry up too:

Down yonder some one beckons to me,
down yonder someone reckons on me,
I seem to see a race in memory.
between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee;
Swanee shore
I miss you more and more
ev'ry day my mammy land,
you're simply grand.
Down yonder when the folks get the news
Don't wonder at the hullabaloo,
there's daddy and mammy,
there's Ephraim and Sammy
waitin' down yonder for me.

Down yonder some one beckons to me,
down yonder someone reckons on me,
I seem to see a race in memory.
between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee;
Swanee shore
I miss you more and more
ev'ry day my mammy land,
you're simply grand.
Down yonder when the folks get the news
Don't wonder at the hullabaloo,
there's daddy and mammy,
there's Ephraim and Sammy
waitin' down yonder for me.

Summer night,
fields of white,
bright cotton moon,
My, but I feel glad
I'm gonna see you all soon,
'Lasses cakes, Mammy bakes,
I taste them now
I can hear the darkie croon,
I'll see my sweetie once more,
There's lots of kissing in store.

Down yonder some one beckons to me,
down yonder someone reckons on me,
I seem to see a race in memory.
between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee;
Swanee shore
I miss you more and more
ev'ry day my mammy land,
you're simply grand.
Down yonder when the folks get the news
Don't wonder at the hullabaloo,
there's daddy and mammy,
there's Ephraim and Sammy
waitin' down yonder for me.

Down yonder some one beckons to me,
down yonder someone reckons on me,
I seem to see a race in memory.
between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee;
Swanee shore
I miss you more and more
ev'ry day my mammy land,
you're simply grand.
Down yonder when the folks get the news
Don't wonder at the hullabaloo,
there's daddy and mammy,
there's Ephraim and Sammy
waitin' down yonder for me.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Down Yonder 1921
by L.Wolfe Gilbert
© 1921 by L.Wolfe Gilbert Music Corp.  New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 14 April 2012 at 15.56
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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