Mammy Blossom's 'Possum Party 1917

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 9 July 2010
2010

Quite some excitement,
down South Carolina way,
Ev'ry darky's feeling gay,
They celebrate today;
Don't get excited,
why, you're invited,
Mammy never slighted anyone, I know;
Grab your pal,
your steady gal and go.

I'm on my way
to Mammy Blossom's 'Possum party,
Ev'ry little darky
will be gay and hearty,
Dressed in the best of
Sunday gotomeetin'
Sally Simmons picked persimmons
'possum trimmin's too,
you better come,
There'll be some mighty scrumptious eatin'
you'll see it all on mammy's bill of fare;
There'll be some ham,
there'll be some lamb,
there'll be some jam,
there'll be some yams,
I'm on my way to Mammy Blossum's 'Possum Party,
for there's goin' to be a good time there.

I'm on my way
to Mammy Blossom's 'Possum party,
Ev'ry little darky
will be gay and hearty,
Dressed in the best of
Sunday gotomeetin'
Auntie Skinner's chicken dinners
never could compare,
you better come,
there'll be some mighty goody eatin'
You'll see it all on mammy's bill of fare;
There'll be some cake
some nice crab flake,
and you'll partake
of juicy steak,
I'm on my way
to Mammy Blossum's 'Possum Party,
for there's goin' to be a good time there.

Come on get happy,
put your best clothes on and go,
bring along your sister Flo,
Your Aunt and Uncle Joe;
How can you stand there?
They'll have some band there,
You'll know it when you land there,
and you'll love it so;
Bring your fiddle and your old banjo.

I'm on my way
to Mammy Blossom's 'Possum party,
Ev'ry little darky
will be gay and hearty,
Dressed in the best of
Sunday gotomeetin'
Sally Simmons picked persimmons
'possum trimmin's too,
you better come,
There'll be some mighty scrumptious eatin'
you'll see it all on mammy's bill of fare;
There'll be some ham,
there'll be some lamb,
there'll be some jam,
there'll be some yams,
I'm on my way to Mammy Blossum's 'Possum Party,
for there's goin' to be a good time there.

I'm on my way
to Mammy Blossom's 'Possum party,
Ev'ry little darky
will be gay and hearty,
Dressed in the best of
Sunday gotomeetin'
Auntie Skinner's chicken dinners
never could compare,
you better come,
there'll be some mighty goody eatin'
You'll see it all on mammy's bill of fare;
There'll be some cake
some nice crab flake,
and you'll partake
of juicy steak,
I'm on my way
to Mammy Blossum's 'Possum Party,
for there's goin' to be a good time there.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Mammy Blossom's 'Possum Party  1917
Music by Theodore Morse
Lyrics by Arthur Fields
© MCMXVII by Leo Feist Inc. New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 9 July 2010 at 12.13
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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