Pickanniny Sam 1920

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 20 Jun 2008
2008

There he lies in Mammy's arms,
my kinkyheaded boy,
Lord knows he is black,
but he's his mammy's pride and joy.
Don't nobody in this world,
know just how glad I am,
when I hold this lump of sweetness
Pickanninny Sam...

Pickanninny Sam,
my, how proud I am,
some day you'll grow up
and be a great big man.
Sleep on mammy's breast,
angels guard your rest,
They'll watch over my own darling,
Pickanninny Sam.

Pickanninny Sam,
my, how proud I am,
some day you'll grow up
and be a great big man.
Sleep on mammy's breast,
angels guard your rest,
They'll watch over my own darling,
Pickanninny Sam.

White folks say that Heavn's a place
where only white folks go,
they say all the angels there are
just as white as snow,
I don't care how black you is,
my own sweet precious lamb,
ain't no angel half as good
as Pickanninny Sam.

Pickanninny Sam,
my, how proud I am,
some day you'll grow up
and be a great big man.
Sleep on mammy's breast,
angels guard your rest,
They'll watch over my own darling,
Pickanninny Sam.

Pickanninny Sam,
my, how proud I am,
some day you'll grow up
and be a great big man.
Sleep on mammy's breast,
angels guard your rest,
They'll watch over my own darling,
Pickanninny Sam.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Pickanniny Sam 1920
Song
Lyrics & Music by Jean C.Havez
© MCMXX by Jerome H.Remick & Co. - New York & Detroit
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 20 June 2008 at 15.22
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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