The Laughing Little Red-Head Coon 1899

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

Far away down South
right near the Swanee river you can find
a happy colored couple and their boy.
The baby ain't so handsome
and his hair is kind o' red
But still he is his parent's pride and joy.
His mammy thinks of how some day
he'll be a grown up man,
half wishing that a babe he could remain;
and, as she rocks his cradle,
to get that chile to sleep,
she softly sings this lullaby refrain.

Close your eyes in sleep
you laughing little redhead coon,
may your baby dreams be ever bright,
till you fall asleep yo' mammy will not go away
and Angels fair will guard you
thro' the night, my darling,
close your eyes in sleep
and don't you wake until the morn,
daylight will be here now very soon,
and you have no need to fear
for yo' mammy is right here,
you laughing little redhead coon.

In the early morning
when that little pickaninny wakes,
his dad gets up
and with him loves to play,
Of course he has to leave
and go to work but just the same
He's thinking of his baby boy all day,
he's happy when the evening comes
and always hurries home,
he's longing for to kiss that little coon,
and when it comes to bed time,
he sits beside the cot,
and listens while his mammy sings this tune.

Close your eyes in sleep
you laughing little redhead coon,
may your baby dreams be ever bright,
till you fall asleep yo' mammy will not go away
and Angels fair will guard you
thro' the night, my darling,
close your eyes in sleep
and don't you wake until the morn,
daylight will be here now very soon,
and you have no need to fear
for yo' mammy is right here,
you laughing little redhead coon.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Laughing Little Red-Head Coon 1899
A Coon Lullaby
Words & Music by Ellis G.Berg
© 1899 by Harry Tillman & Co.  New York
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sequence by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 13 February 2008 at 13.20
in association with Doug Grierson
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