Hear That Steamboat Whistle Blowing 1913

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 17 May 2010
2010

Hear that steamboat whistle blowing, blowing,
Taking me to Tennessee,
Where the darkies are a hoeing, hoeing,
there for years I've longed to be,
Banjos and the old plantation, tation,
With the ones so dear to me,
Gee it's good to be a going, going,
Back to dear old Tennessee.

Tennessee, Tennessee,
my own Tennessee,
Little pickaninnys rolling on the floor,
Honeysuckles climbing all around the door,
Balmy night,
Moonlight bright,
in that land so free,
Hear that whistle blowing,
you see this child is going
going back to Tennessee.

Tennessee, Tennessee,
my own Tennessee,
Little pickaninnys rolling on the floor,
Honeysuckles climbing all around the door,
Balmy night,
Moonlight bright,
in that land so free,
Hear that whistle blowing,
you see this child is going
going back to Tennessee.

Mammy with her love is waiting, waiting,
near the old log cabin door,
No more I'll be hesitating, tating,
Going back to days of yore,
Mocking birds to me are calling, calling,
From the big Magnolia tree
and my heart with joy is singing, singing,
Cause I'm off for Tennessee.

Tennessee, Tennessee,
my own Tennessee,
Little pickaninnys rolling on the floor,
Honeysuckles climbing all around the door,
Balmy night,
Moonlight bright,
in that land so free,
Hear that whistle blowing,
you see this child is going
going back to Tennessee.

Tennessee, Tennessee,
my own Tennessee,
Little pickaninnys rolling on the floor,
Honeysuckles climbing all around the door,
Balmy night,
Moonlight bright,
in that land so free,
Hear that whistle blowing,
you see this child is going
going back to Tennessee.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Hear That Steamboat Whistle Blowing 1913
Music by William Rietzel
arranged by Harry H.Williams
Lyrics by Leo Olevson
© MCMXIII by H.H.Williams
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 17 May 2010 at 10.52
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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