Look Out For The Hoodoo-doo-doo Man 1899

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 17 June 2011
2011

Behind the hill
the sun am gently falling,
It's time dat pickaninies
was in bed;
In the 'simmon trees
the nightingales am calling
It's time dat pickaninies prayers was said.
'Cause when the evening comes
you know my honies
and the stars begin to shine all o'er the lan'
A great big yaller coon
comes a walking from the moon
and they call him the hoodoodoodoo man.

Run home you little pickaninies;
Here comes the hoodoodoodoo man!
Don't cry, nor make a noise ma honies,
but run as fast as you can, my babies.
Hush! Hush!
don't you let him catch you,
or he'll make you join his ban'
Run, yo' little kinky heads,
To yo' little trundle beds!
Look out for the hoodoodoodoo man!

His eyes are just
as big as water millyuns,
Dey shines like two lanterns
clear and bright.
He comes huntin'
'round for wicked cullud chilluns.
And he'll get you
if you stay out late at night,
He'll take you from your daddy
and your mammy
and to see them any more
you never can.
So it's time dat you'se had flown
Hark!
I think I hyar him moan
that's the cry of the hoodoodoodoo man.

Run home you little pickaninies;
Here comes the hoodoodoodoo man!
Don't cry, nor make a noise ma honies,
but run as fast as you can, my babies.
Hush! Hush!
don't you let him catch you,
or he'll make you join his ban'
Run, yo' little kinky heads,
To yo' little trundle beds!
Look out for the hoodoodoodoo man!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Look Out For The Hoodoo-doo-doo Man 1899
by Geo.Evans
© 1899 by Howley Haviland & Co., N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 17 June 2011 at 22.05
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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