Dusky Stevedore 1928

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 22 Jun 2003

Have you ever stood beneath a Dixie sky,
seen those steam boats
with their cargoes loaded high;
watched a happy husky dusky, having fun,
toiling daily in the blazing sun:

He's just a Stevedore,
down on that Swanee shore,
workin' and singin' a song;
his dusky brow is wet,
he doesn't mind the sweat,
ascuffalin' all the day long;
see his ragtime shuffalin' gait,
happy, 'cause he's handlin' freight,
the levee's heaven for,
The Dusky Stevedore,
workin' and singin' a song,

He's just a Stevedore,
down on that Swanee shore,
workin' and singin' a song;
it's just those songs he sings,
that make his cares take wings,
they help ease the hours along;
Tho' his life's one long rocky road,
he croons tunes that lighten his load,
why can't we all be more
like that old Stevedore,
workin' and singin' a song,

On the levee, ev'ry day's a perfect day,
nature taught him how
to laugh his cares away;
just a grown up child
who's happy all the while,
even when he's weary he can smile:

He's just a Stevedore,
down on that Swanee shore,
workin' and singin' a song;
his dusky brow is wet,
he doesn't mind the sweat,
ascuffalin' all the day long;
see his ragtime shuffalin' gait,
happy, 'cause he's handlin' freight,
the levee's heaven for,
The Dusky Stevedore,
workin' and singin' a song,

He's just a Stevedore,
down on that Swanee shore,
workin' and singin' a song;
it's just those songs he sings,
that make his cares take wings,
they help ease the hours along;
Tho' his life's one long rocky road,
he croons tunes that lighten his load,
why can't we all be more
like that old Stevedore,
workin' and singin' a song.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
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Dusky Stevedore 1928
Music by J. C. Johnson
Lyrics by Andy Razaf
copyright 1928 by Triangle Music Pub.Co.  N.Y.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Sunday 22 June 2003 at 18.59
in association with Doug Grierson
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