Ma Pickaninny Babe 1908

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 03 Jun 2006
2006

Come, ma pickaninny babe,
it's time to go to bed,
ma little ink spot,
ma honey boy.
Come an' lay your kinky head
upon ole mammy's breast,
you is ma baby,
ma pride an' joy.
Hark! I hear a knockin' at the door,
'pears to me dere's somethin' strange
a creepin' 'cross de floor;
so better come a runnin' quick
an' jump in mammy's lap
an' close your eyes,
ma pickaninny babe.

Go to sleep, ma pickaninny babe,
mammy's got her arms around you;
close your eyes,
an' don't you dare to peep,
or de goblins will get you if you do.
Don't you cry, for mammy's ever nigh,
honey, don't you be afraid;
dream, dream, close your eyes an' dream,
go to sleep, ma pickaninny babe.

Go to sleep, ma pickaninny babe,
mammy's got her arms around you;
close your eyes,
an' don't you dare to peep,
or de goblins will get you if you do.
Don't you cry, for mammy's ever nigh,
honey, don't you be afraid;
dream, dream, close your eyes an' dream,
go to sleep, ma pickaninny babe.

Skeeters am a buzzin'
'round dis little wooly head,
while mammy's singin' her lullaby.
Better let ole mammy
put you in your little bed,
now don't you holler,
now don't you cry,
Sandman he am comin' for you soon,
comin' for ma angel chile,
my pickaninny coon;
so hide your little face
an' stop dat makin' googie eyes
an' go to sleep, ma pickaninny babe.

Go to sleep, ma pickaninny babe,
mammy's got her arms around you;
close your eyes,
an' don't you dare to peep,
or de goblins will get you if you do.
Don't you cry, for mammy's ever nigh,
honey, don't you be afraid;
dream, dream, close your eyes an' dream,
go to sleep, ma pickaninny babe.

Go to sleep, ma pickaninny babe,
mammy's got her arms around you;
close your eyes,
an' don't you dare to peep,
or de goblins will get you if you do.
Don't you cry, for mammy's ever nigh,
honey, don't you be afraid;
dream, dream, close your eyes an' dream,
go to sleep, ma pickaninny babe.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Ma Pickaninny Babe 1908
by Chas L. Johnson
© MCMVIII by Forster Mus.Pub. Chicago
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 03 June 2006 at 12.41
in association with Doug Grierson
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