My Mammy 1921 Al Jolson

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 04 Jan 2007
2007

Ev'rything seems lovely
when you start to roam,
the birds are singing the day that you stray,
but wait until you are further away,
things won't be so lovely,
when you're all alone,
here's what you'll keep saying,
when you're far from home.

Mammy, Mammy,
the sun shines East,
the sun shines West,
but I've just learned
where the sun shines best.
Mammy, Mammy,
my heart strings
are tangled around Alabamy.
I'se a coming
sorry that I made you wait,
I'se a coming
hope and pray I'm not too late,
Mammy, Mammy,
I'd walk a million miles
for one of your smiles,.
My Mammy.

Mammy, Mammy,
the sun shines East,
the sun shines West,
but I've just learned
where the sun shines best.
Mammy, Mammy,
my heart strings
are tangled around Alabamy.
I'se a coming
sorry that I made you wait,
I'se a coming
hope and pray I'm not too late,
Mammy, Mammy,
I'd walk a million miles
for one of your smiles,.
My Mammy.

We all start our travels
searching for a friend,
if you went searching down deep in your mind,
you know you just left the best pal behind,
after all our travels,
where do we all wend?
Back home to our first love
at the journey's end.

Mammy, Mammy,
the sun shines East,
the sun shines West,
but I've just learned
where the sun shines best.
Mammy, Mammy,
my heart strings
are tangled around Alabamy.
I'se a coming
sorry that I made you wait,
I'se a coming
hope and pray I'm not too late,
Mammy, Mammy,
I'd walk a million miles
for one of your smiles,.
My Mammy.

Mammy, Mammy,
the sun shines East,
the sun shines West,
but I've just learned
where the sun shines best.
Mammy, Mammy,
my heart strings
are tangled around Alabamy.
I'se a coming
sorry that I made you wait,
I'se a coming
hope and pray I'm not too late,
Mammy, Mammy,
I'd walk a million miles
for one of your smiles,.
My Mammy.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano
piano
piano
piano
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My Mammy 1921 Al Jolson
Music by Walter Donaldson
Lyrics by Sam Lewis & Joe Young
© 1921 by Bourne Inc.  N.Y.C.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 04 January 2007 at 2.56pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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