Ma Havana Queen 1904 GH Elliott

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 15 Feb 2007
2007

Dere's a big plantation
in a sunny situation
in dem Indies 'way down de West,
Where de sweet tobacco's growin'
and de Southern Sun's a glowin'
while de coloured coon
he takes his noonday rest.
Dat's where she lives does my ladyo
ma little maidieo
an' don't I love her so!
Although she's so many miles away, yer know,
I'se a thinkin' of her all de while.
An' she knows dat I'll be true
an' won't ever look at Sue or Lou:

Dere may be other gals
but dis little gal of mine
she's de sweetest, neatest gal
I'se ever met,
an' she's a gwine to marry me,
so don't you fret!
Dere may be other gals,
but her equal has ne'er been seen.
You can tell by her manner
dat she loves me, does ma Hannah,
Ma own sweet Havana Queen.

Dere may be other gals
but dis little gal of mine
she's de sweetest, neatest gal
I'se ever met,
an' she's a gwine to marry me,
so don't you fret!
Dere may be other gals,
but her equal has ne'er been seen.
You can tell by her manner
dat she loves me, does ma Hannah,
Ma own sweet Havana Queen.

When I smokes ma Havana
in ma most reclinin' manner,
ev'ry ev'nin' it's just divine!
For in dat smoke ascendin'
dere's a picture I'se a blendin'
and in fancy I can see dis gal o' mine.
She seems to say:
"Ain't yer comin' Joe?
You are my dandy beau
but oh! You're mighty slow!"
So I guess dat it's jus' about ma time to go
and wed dis gal ma Southern Queen.
All coons can tell me what dey may,
but ma reply is jus' de same today.

Dere may be other gals
but dis little gal of mine
she's de sweetest, neatest gal
I'se ever met,
an' she's a gwine to marry me,
so don't you fret!
Dere may be other gals,
but her equal has ne'er been seen.
You can tell by her manner
dat she loves me, does ma Hannah,
Ma own sweet Havana Queen.

Dere may be other gals
but dis little gal of mine
she's de sweetest, neatest gal
I'se ever met,
an' she's a gwine to marry me,
so don't you fret!
Dere may be other gals,
but her equal has ne'er been seen.
You can tell by her manner
dat she loves me, does ma Hannah,
Ma own sweet Havana Queen.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Ma Havana Queen 1904 GH Elliott
Words & Music by Alf J.Lawrance & Harry Gifford
© 1904 by Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.  London
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 15 February 2007 at 7.39pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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