The Spanish Coon 1904

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 16 Mar 2007
2007

A coon who once was stranded
on the shores of sunny Spain,
didn't know what to do.
He tried a hundred ways
to get back to New York,
but all the schemes he tried fell through.
At last he hired a hall,
and advertised to sing coon songs,
with Spanish students hired to play.
The Dons and Donnas came in droves
to hear those famous tunes,
the band accompanied him this way.

If evah I should start at to cry
I'd cert'ny drown, oh! me, Oh my!
There is a land that's fairer than this to roam!
For God's sake, man, what you a playin'?
I muss Malinda, I miss my gin,
this am the worse place I'se ever in
I'se made up my mind
that I'se goin' straight back home.

The Spaniards certainly were quick
to stand up for their land,
chased him right off the stage,
and before that fool coon knew where he was at,
they had him locked up in a cage!
A thousand Spaniards, hopping mad,
came to the trial next day,
to see him get it good and strong,
Then sentenced him for sland'ring Spain,
and said that he had sung
an imitation rag time song.

If evah I should start at to cry
I'd cert'ny drown, oh! me, Oh my!
There is a land that's fairer than this to roam!
For God's sake, man, what you a playin'?
I muss Malinda, I miss my gin,
this am the worse place I'se ever in
I'se made up my mind
that I'se goin' straight back home.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Spanish Coon 1904
Words & Music by Mark Beam
Arranged by Geo.A.Nichols
From The Music Supplement of the Chicago Sunday American
Sunday 18 December 1904 - pp. 5-8
© 1904 by May Irwin
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 16 March 2007 at 11.01am
in association with Doug Grierson
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