Say You Love Me Sue 1899

by James Pitt-Payne, London, UK - 13 October
2010

Down upon the Mississippi
In de good ole days ob yore,
Cullud man was not so dippy
as he has been since de war.
All day long he'd hoe de ookum
Jes as happy as a King,
Den at evenin' wid his banjo
To his honey he would sing:

Underneath your window,
Susie I am waitin'
Down de vines, climb my Sue
I won't look, I swear to you
Come right down and kiss me,
Quick, or else you'll miss me.
Lots ob gals, men are few
Say you love me, Sue.

Nowadays all things are diff'rent
All de cullud folks are swells,
And we find dey run our rail roads
And our restaurants and hotels,
Now he dresses like a rainbow
Carries razors, walks like this:
And a cake walk in a ball room
Is the acme of his bliss:

Down de center prancin',
Right an' Lef' a glancin'
Who's dat gal?
She's my Sue,
She's de warmest flow'r dat's grew
Other gals step high, sah,
She just seems to fly, sah,
Ain't dat style?
Just a few.
Say you love me, Sue.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Say You Love Me Sue 1899
Music by John Stromberg
Lyrics by Harry B.Smith
© 1899 by Weber Fields & Stromberg
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 13 October 2010 at 16.50
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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