Loading Up The Mandy Lee 1915

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 10 Apr 2013
2013

See that great big crowd
down on the levee today!
All feelin' gay
countin' their pay.
Good ship Mandy Lee is loaded
up with cotton,
Corn and sugar cane
All the gals are dressed up
in their Sunday best,
Calicos, red, white and blue.
Ev'rybody's dancin'
to a Dixie tune,
Can't you hear them callin' you?

Come on down, come on down
goin' to be a jubilee
in Natchez town
Honey, dear, can't you hear
Miss Malinda at the window,
callin' out to Miss Clarinda
"Come on to the barbecue."
'Cause that's where
ev'ry darky's goin' to be;
Dancing with his honey
pockets full of money
after loading up the Mandy Lee.

Come on down, come on down
goin' to be a jubilee
in Natchez town
Honey, dear, can't you hear
Miss Malinda at the window,
callin' out to Miss Clarinda
"Come on to the barbecue."
'Cause that's where
ev'ry darky's goin' to be;
Dancing with his honey
pockets full of money
after loading up the Mandy Lee.

See old Major Jefferson,
the big leader man,
stick in his hand
leadin' the band.
Honey, when you hear him play
the "Memphis Blues"
You sure will shake your shoes.
Miss Maria Johnson's
goin' to ball the jack
she'll show you all
something new.
Think of all the spoonin'
when you're comin' back,
That's the time for me and you!

Come on down, come on down
goin' to be a jubilee
in Natchez town
Honey, dear, can't you hear
Miss Malinda at the window,
callin' out to Miss Clarinda
"Come on to the barbecue."
'Cause that's where
ev'ry darky's goin' to be;
Dancing with his honey
pockets full of money
after loading up the Mandy Lee.

Come on down, come on down
goin' to be a jubilee
in Natchez town
Honey, dear, can't you hear
Miss Malinda at the window,
callin' out to Miss Clarinda
"Come on to the barbecue."
'Cause that's where
ev'ry darky's goin' to be;
Dancing with his honey
pockets full of money
after loading up the Mandy Lee.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Loading Up The Mandy Lee 1915
Music by Henry I.Marshall
Lyrics by Stanley Murphy
© MCMXV by Jerome H.Remick & Co. New York & Detroit
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 10 April 2013 at 18.44
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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