Louisiana Rag 1918

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 21 Aug 2007
2007

Down south in Louisiana
that's where the darkies all are gay,
no fear nor sorrow seems to darken our life,
for we live the southern way,
night time the moon am a shining
whippoorwills sing their evening song,
come all and join our good old jubilee,
while we dance till early morn;
For!

Way down in old Louisiana
you can see us do the shuffle
the classy tickle toe,
birds singing, pickaninnies dancing
to the music of the banjos
when our evening work is over,
the moonbeams come dancing in the cotton fields,
the stars begin to twinkle,
we're happy free and glad,
singing, and dancing in the moonlight,
that Louisiana Rag.

Way down in old Louisiana
you can see us do the shuffle
the classy tickle toe,
birds singing, pickaninnies dancing
to the music of the banjos
when our evening work is over,
the moonbeams come dancing in the cotton fields,
the stars begin to twinkle,
we're happy free and glad,
singing, and dancing in the moonlight,
that Louisiana Rag.

Time changes, we're awful lonesome,
Daddy and brothers went to war,
I think of how we used to sing and dance,
there's no one to cheer us more,
seems like there's nothing to do for now
all the days are long and sad,
I wonder if they think of us at home
and the Louisiana Rag:
Oh!

Way down in old Louisiana
you can see us do the shuffle
the classy tickle toe,
birds singing, pickaninnies dancing
to the music of the banjos
when our evening work is over,
the moonbeams come dancing in the cotton fields,
the stars begin to twinkle,
we're happy free and glad,
singing, and dancing in the moonlight,
that Louisiana Rag.

Way down in old Louisiana
you can see us do the shuffle
the classy tickle toe,
birds singing, pickaninnies dancing
to the music of the banjos
when our evening work is over,
the moonbeams come dancing in the cotton fields,
the stars begin to twinkle,
we're happy free and glad,
singing, and dancing in the moonlight,
that Louisiana Rag.

[Dance:]

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Louisiana Rag 1918
Music by A. Loraine
© 1918 by C.W.Thompson & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 21 August 2007 at 8.50pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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