Virginia Lou 1911

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 21 August 2010
2010

I'm writing her a letter,
to Virginia where I met her,
And believe me I'll feel better,
when she knows I'm coming home,
My heart will cease its aching,
If God grants tomorrow's waking
A train I will be taking to my own,
Let me hear a Southern tune,
For I'm going back to Virginia soon.

Virginia Lou,
I'm coming home to you,
Because I'm lonesome and blue,
All through and through,
Southern jokes and Southern folks
are good enough for me too
If they're for you
If I remain I'll go insane,
I'm waiting now to bless the train
That carries me back to old Virginia,
Lou, Lou,
I'm coming home to you,
Virginia Lou...

Virginia Lou,
I'm coming home to you,
Because I'm lonesome and blue,
All through and through,
Southern jokes and Southern folks
are good enough for me too
If they're for you
If I remain I'll go insane,
I'm waiting now to bless the train
That carries me back to old Virginia,
Lou, Lou,
I'm coming home to you,
Virginia Lou...

If Southern blood flows in yer,
Take a map of old Virginia,
Look 'er over and then kin yer,
Help but say that none compare,
The map is bound to find yer,
Weeping tears of joy that blind yer,
If you left one behind yer, waiting there,
Pretty gals there's quite a few,
But there's only one Virginia Lou.

Virginia Lou,
I'm coming home to you,
Because I'm lonesome and blue,
All through and through,
Southern jokes and Southern folks
are good enough for me too
If they're for you
If I remain I'll go insane,
I'm waiting now to bless the train
That carries me back to old Virginia,
Lou, Lou,
I'm coming home to you,
Virginia Lou...

Virginia Lou,
I'm coming home to you,
Because I'm lonesome and blue,
All through and through,
Southern jokes and Southern folks
are good enough for me too
If they're for you
If I remain I'll go insane,
I'm waiting now to bless the train
That carries me back to old Virginia,
Lou, Lou,
I'm coming home to you,
Virginia Lou...

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Virginia Lou 1911
Music by Earl Taylor
Lyrics by Irving Berlin
© 1911 by Ted Snyder Co.Inc. - N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 21 August 2010 at 17.50
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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