Moon Moon 1901

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 06 Mar 2007
2007

In a clover field way South
sat a little yaller boy,
a sighing and a moaning for his Sue,
he told his little story
in a listless sort of way,
he didn't seem to know just what to do.
He strummed upon a banjo
and he played a tune quite sad
for he thought he'd lost his sweetheart
'cause she said dat "she was mad"
when he tried one day to kiss her
and oh my! now don't he miss her.
Dat's de reason why he sings dis little tune.

Moon, Moon, Moon, Moon,
Tell me if my lady loves
her little yaller coon?
Moon, Moon, Moon, Moon,
Tell me will my baby
jes' come out here to me soon?
Moon, Moon, Moon, Moon,
shine upon dis little coon
jes' bring some luck to me,
but don't think dat I'm a "loon"
'cause I sing dis little tune to you
Moon, Moon, Moon.

He didn't look to right
and he didn't look to left
he didn't see de moon go 'hind a cloud,
he didn't see dat little gal
come straight out from the house,
his thoughts he was a speaking jes aloud.
She put her hands right o'er his eyes
a forfeit you must pay!
And then she whispered to him
in a cunning sort of way:
"Can't you guess who dis is, "Dearie?"
So jes don't you have no fearie
she jes love to hear you sing your little tune.

Moon, Moon, Moon, Moon,
Tell me if my lady loves
her little yaller coon?
Moon, Moon, Moon, Moon,
Tell me will my baby
jes' come out here to me soon?
Moon, Moon, Moon, Moon,
shine upon dis little coon
jes' bring some luck to me,
but don't think dat I'm a "loon"
'cause I sing dis little tune to you
Moon, Moon, Moon.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Moon Moon 1901
Words & Music by Nat D. Mann
dedicated to Miss Lillie Baumgartl
© MCMI by M.Witmark & Sons
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 06 February 2007 at 10.54am
in association with Doug Grierson
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