My Drowsy Babe 1900

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 26 Nov 2008
2008

Dar's a funny little bunch
of dusky sweetness
dat's the dearest thing
in all de world to me,
an' I loves dis tiny mite
with such completeness,
dat it makes me
just as happy as can be.
I'se a talking 'bout my baby
an' no other,
He's always sweet
but when the shadows fall,
And he kinder gets a skeered
and comes to mother,
I thinks dat is
de sweetest time of all.

Go to sleep
my little drowsy baby
close yo' eyes,
go hush a bye,
Mammy's 'g'wine to scold
yer honey maybe,
if you cry,
so don't you try,
Tain't no use
to keep yer eyes a blinkin'
just to keep away de sleep,
Close yer eyes
and don't yer worry,
sandman's comin'
in a hurry,
go to sleep
my drowsy babe,
my drowsy babe.

In the daytime 'round the cabin
he's a playin'
A ridin' on de broomstick
for a horse,
He doesn't always mind
what I'm a sayin'
Den he runs away
and hides from me of course,
But when evenin' comes
an' he is growin' tired,
He's mighty glad
to cuddle in my lap,
I always knows exactly
what's required,
My drowsy babe
is ready for a nap.

Go to sleep
my little drowsy baby
close yo' eyes,
go hush a bye,
Mammy's 'g'wine to scold
yer honey maybe,
if you cry,
so don't you try,
Tain't no use
to keep yer eyes a blinkin'
just to keep away de sleep,
Close yer eyes
and don't yer worry,
sandman's comin'
in a hurry,
go to sleep
my drowsy babe,
my drowsy babe.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
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My Drowsy Babe 1900
Music by George A.Nichols
Lyrics by George Totten Smith
© 1900 by Shapiro, Bernstein & von Tilzer - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 25 November 2008 at 23.56
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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