Sailin' Away On The Henry Clay 1917

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 3 Mar 2008
2008

Down where the cane and the cotton am growin'
down where the old Mississippi is flowin'
good times sure am waitin' for me
that's what I am longin' to be this evenin'
dressed in their best all the folks congregatin'
down on the levee you'll find them awaitin'
waitin' for that old Henry Clay
to be sailin' away down the bay.

Sailin' away, sailin' away
sailin' in the moonlight on the Henry Clay
just hear that barber shop quartet
a harmonisin'
while that coon band is improvisin'
slidin' along, glidin' along
dancing till the break of day,
upon that upper deck
just see those darkies spoon
hug and kissin' 'neath the Dixie moon,
Oh boy oceans of joy
when you're sailin' on the Henry Clay.

Sailin' away, sailin' away
sailin' in the moonlight on the Henry Clay
just hear that barber shop quartet
a harmonisin'
while that coon band is improvisin'
slidin' along, glidin' along
dancing till the break of day,
upon that upper deck
just see those darkies spoon
hug and kissin' 'neath the Dixie moon,
Oh boy oceans of joy
when you're sailin' on the Henry Clay.

I'm tired of livin' up North and a frettin'
I'm saving up all the tips I've been gettin'
no more snow a blowin' on me
I'm goin' South to my Tennessee down yonder
you'll see that old B. and O. in a minute
just watch that smoker
and you'll find me in it.
You can bet a week from today
I'll be right on that old Henry Clay.

Sailin' away, sailin' away
sailin' in the moonlight on the Henry Clay
just hear that barber shop quartet
a harmonisin'
while that coon band is improvisin'
slidin' along, glidin' along
dancing till the break of day,
upon that upper deck
just see those darkies spoon
hug and kissin' 'neath the Dixie moon,
Oh boy oceans of joy
when you're sailin' on the Henry Clay.

Sailin' away, sailin' away
sailin' in the moonlight on the Henry Clay
just hear that barber shop quartet
a harmonisin'
while that coon band is improvisin'
slidin' along, glidin' along
dancing till the break of day,
upon that upper deck
just see those darkies spoon
hug and kissin' 'neath the Dixie moon,
Oh boy oceans of joy
when you're sailin' on the Henry Clay.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Sailin' Away On The Henry Clay 1917
Song
Music by Egbert van Alstyne
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
© MCMXVII by Jerome H.Remick & Co. - New York & Detroit
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 3 March 2008 at 11.10
in association with Doug Grierson
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