Mississippi Mamie 1904

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 20 Mar 2009
2009

By an old log cabin door
on the Mississippi shore,
stood a darkey and his dusky lady love;
Tho' she murmured: "Let me be,
there are nicer girls than me,"
That coon kept wooin' like a cooin' dove,
He said: "There may be others,
but no other one will do,
I wouldn't, no,
I couldn't, love no other gal but you,
You're the keeper of my heart
yes you own it ev'ry part,
you're the nicest little gal I ever knew."

Mississippi Mamie, Mamie,
I don't want no one but you,
Mississippi Mamie, shamie,
to treat me like the way you do,
say you'll be my brown skin baby,
baby cause I love's you true,
Mississippi Mamie, Mamie,
I don't want no one but you.

Mississippi Mamie, Mamie,
I don't want no one but you,
Mississippi Mamie, shamie,
to treat me like the way you do,
say you'll be my brown skin baby,
baby cause I love's you true,
Mississippi Mamie, Mamie,
I don't want no one but you.

Then this lady drooped her head,
and to him she softly said:
"Are you sure you don't love
Evalina Snow?
Don't you want her for your own?"
He replied in tender tone:
"I cross my heart and honestly say no,
altho' there's other ladies
there's no gal in all the land,
like you Mame,
and it's true, Mame,
'cause I only want your hand,
you're the only one for me,
don't you know, gal, can't you see
if you look into my eyes
you'll understand."

Mississippi Mamie, Mamie,
I don't want no one but you,
Mississippi Mamie, shamie,
to treat me like the way you do,
say you'll be my brown skin baby,
baby cause I love's you true,
Mississippi Mamie, Mamie,
I don't want no one but you.

Mississippi Mamie, Mamie,
I don't want no one but you,
Mississippi Mamie, shamie,
to treat me like the way you do,
say you'll be my brown skin baby,
baby cause I love's you true,
Mississippi Mamie, Mamie,
I don't want no one but you.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Mississippi Mamie 1904
Music by Maxwell Silver
Lyrics by Andrew Sterling
© 1904 by F.A.Mills - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 20 March 2009 at 19.43
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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