Snowball Sammy 1904

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 13 Jun 2008
2008

By a pretty cabin,
when dere's cotton all around,
plays a littl' 'ninny
rollin' ober on the groun'
lookin' all de blacker
'cause de cotton am so white,
Happy as a robin
from de mawnin' till de night,
when de rooster's crowin'
wi' his Cockadoodledoo!
Pickaninny watches
and he's soon a crowin' too
when se sun am blinkin'
den he nods his woolly head,
and his mammy whispers:
"Come it's time to go to bed."

Snowball Sammy yo' a rogue!
Snowball Sammy yo' a tease!
Plaguein' of yo' Mammy
Naughty naughty Sammy!
Askin' jus' fo' eb'ry ting yo' sees,
But yo, Sammy ain't to blame,
why dey treat yo' am a shame,
Littl' Snowball Sammy
plague on to yo' Mammy,
But she lubs yo' jus' de same.

Always into trouble
and he always gets a bump,
but he ain't a cryin'
'dough he feels a great big lump,
pullin' kitty's whiskers
and a twistin' bowwow's tail,
hid in grandmas glasses
and a spilling of the pail,
but yo' cannot lick him fo'
he's cunnin' as a bird,
do yo' want to scold him?
Why you cannot say a word.
Just a got to lub him
when he's bad an' when he's good,
praying dat de father
will just lead him as he should.

Snowball Sammy yo' a rogue!
Snowball Sammy yo' a tease!
Plaguein' of yo' Mammy
Naughty naughty Sammy!
Askin' jus' fo' eb'ry ting yo' sees,
But yo, Sammy ain't to blame,
why dey treat yo' am a shame,
Littl' Snowball Sammy
plague on to yo' Mammy,
But she lubs yo' jus' de same.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Snowball Sammy 1904
Music by Adam Geibel
Lyrics by William H.Gardner
© 1904 by Shapiro, Remick & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 13 June 2008 at 17.07
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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