Mammy's Little Honey Boy 1901

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 14 January 2011
2011

Long years ago
way down in Tennessee,
Ah was a babe,
as happy as could be;
When in de night
de stars were in de sky,
Mammy would sing to me
dis lullaby.

Sleep honey boy,
an' let yo' tiny eyelids close,
Mammy now will watch you
else de goblins catch you;
Stop dose cries an close yo' eyes,
Sleep honey boy,
little pickanninny now repose,
Angels bright will keep you froo de night,
mammy's little honey boy.

Now ah's ol'
mah hair is turning grey,
Years hab passed since
Mammy went away,
Yet in de night when all am sad an' drear.
Seems to me dat lullaby ah hear;

Sleep honey boy,
an' let yo' tiny eyelids close,
Mammy now will watch you
else de goblins catch you;
Stop dose cries an close yo' eyes,
Sleep honey boy,
little pickanninny now repose,
Angels bright will keep you froo de night,
mammy's little honey boy.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Mammy's Little Honey Boy 1901
by Carl I.Mittel
© 1901 by G.W.Setchell, Boston
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 14 January 2011 at 09.50
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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