Little Lady In The Moon 1909

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 26 Sep 2008
2008

A little piccanninny
once sat brooding all the day,
and watched the little white folk's children
playing 'cross the way,
He knew he couldn't play with them
because he wasn't white,
he said I'll have some one to play with
when the moon comes out tonight.

Little lady in the moon
won't you smile down at me soon,
I'm so lonesome
when you do not shine
tho' you're way up in the sky
I see the lovelight in your eye
so please don't keep me waiting,
Little lady in the moon.

The little piccanninny
would sit patiently all day,
and as the shades of twilight came
he'd softly steal away,
He'd sit beneath the tree
and as the vesper bell would ring,
he said my playmate's coming soon
and very softly he would sing.

Little lady in the moon
won't you smile down at me soon,
I'm so lonesome
when you do not shine
tho' you're way up in the sky
I see the lovelight in your eye
so please don't keep me waiting,
Little lady in the moon. [Dance]

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Little Lady In The Moon 1909
Music by Silvio Hein
Lyrics by Seymour Brown
© 1909 by Maurice Shapiro - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 26 September 2008 at 14.03
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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