Gaze Upon My Diamond Pin 1902

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 16 October 2010
2010

Come on, darkies,
and go with me,
take a trip down to Tennessee
and meet my sweetheart Betsy Lee,
I'm a goin' to see her pretty soon,
Betsy is a gal I do admire,
I'm a goin' to win her if I have to buy her,
She sings sweet alto in the Baptist choir,
Goin' to meet you by the light of the moon.

O the music sounds just like the sil'vry chimes,
Come on, darkies, and have a good time,
You pass the brandy, the cake and the wine,
While I pass the old Tom gin,
Tell old Pater for to ring the bell,
The coons come in here for the festival,
Back up, my lovey,
I'm a darktown swell,
Just gaze upon my diamond pin.

O the music sounds just like the sil'vry chimes,
Come on, darkies, and have a good time,
You pass the brandy, the cake and the wine,
While I pass the old Tom gin,
Tell old Pater for to ring the bell,
The coons come in here for the festival,
Back up, my lovey,
I'm a darktown swell,
Just gaze upon my diamond pin.

Well, the Black Town cavalry
are the boys for me,
they fought mighty hard to set the Cubans free,
Went to Philadelphia to the Peace Jubilee,
I'm a goin' to see you mighty soon,
Shot down the Spaniards both right and left,
Fought for the country that they knew was best,
Saved the "Rough Riders" from the hornet's nest,
Goin' to be there by the light of the moon.

O the music sounds just like the sil'vry chimes,
Come on, darkies, and have a good time,
You pass the brandy, the cake and the wine,
While I pass the old Tom gin,
Tell old Pater for to ring the bell,
The coons come in here for the festival,
Back up, my lovey,
I'm a darktown swell,
Just gaze upon my diamond pin.

O the music sounds just like the sil'vry chimes,
Come on, darkies, and have a good time,
You pass the brandy, the cake and the wine,
While I pass the old Tom gin,
Tell old Pater for to ring the bell,
The coons come in here for the festival,
Back up, my lovey,
I'm a darktown swell,
Just gaze upon my diamond pin.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Gaze Upon My Diamond Pin 1902
by Fred.Brown
© 1902 by F.A.Mills - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 16 October 2010 at 16.58
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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