Shufflin' Along 1922

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 2 31 Jan 2006
2006

Here's a tale about a nigger
who was born in London Town,
when he heard about old Dixie,
found he couldn't settle down;
fields of cotton seemed to call him,
how they called him night and day;
ask him why he keeps on walking,
he will smile at you and say:

I'm shufflin' shufflin'
I'm shufflin' along.
Shufflin' shufflin' along with a song;
For there's only one place in this world
I wanna see before I die.
It's a long, long way
to have to walk each day,
but still I'll get there by and by,
By shufflin' shufflin' shufflin' along.
Don't know if I'm on the right road or wrong;
But there's sure to be such a jubilee,
when the dear old folks at home
see me come shufflin'
shufflin' just shufflin' along.

shufflin' shufflin'
I'm shufflin' along.
Shufflin' shufflin' along with a song;
For there's only one place in this world
I wanna see before I die.
It's a long, long way
to have to walk each day,
but still I'll get there by and by,
By shufflin' shufflin' shufflin' along.
Don't know if I'm on the right road or wrong;
But there's sure to be such a jubilee,
when the dear old folks at home
see me come shufflin'
shufflin' just shufflin' along.

Years have passed since first he started
on his walk to Dixieland;
but he's always cheerful hearted,
'cause he doesn't understand.
Doesn't understand that Dixie
lies away across the foam.
So you'll always hear him mumbling
thinking that he's nearing home.

I'm shufflin' shufflin'
I'm shufflin' along.
Shufflin' shufflin' along with a song;
For there's only one place in this world
I wanna see before I die.
It's a long, long way
to have to walk each day,
but still I'll get there by and by,
By shufflin' shufflin' shufflin' along.
Don't know if I'm on the right road or wrong;
But there's sure to be such a jubilee,
when the dear old folks at home
see me come shufflin'
shufflin' just shufflin' along.

shufflin' shufflin'
I'm shufflin' along.
Shufflin' shufflin' along with a song;
For there's only one place in this world
I wanna see before I die.
It's a long, long way
to have to walk each day,
but still I'll get there by and by,
By shufflin' shufflin' shufflin' along.
Don't know if I'm on the right road or wrong;
But there's sure to be such a jubilee,
when the dear old folks at home
see me come shufflin'
shufflin' just shufflin' along.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Shufflin' Along 1922
words by Ralph Stanley
music by Nat. D. Ayer
http://nla.gov.au/nla.mus-an5979387
© 1922 by B. Feldman & Co. London, England
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 31 January 2006 at 14.46
in association with Doug Grierson
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