Sob Sister Sadie 1925

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 12Feb2025
2025

You've all heard of southern beauties
Dixie land is full of cuties
But listen people I want to tell you
'Bout a vamp in New Orleans
She's a gal that's always tearful
Even cries when she is cheerful
She's got a way of vamping all her own
Her tears would melt a heart of stone

Sob Sister Sadie the vamp cry baby
From way down New Orleans
When you see tears in Sadie's eyes
Just put a lock
on your pocketbook and say goodbye
All her cryin' is downright lyin'
'Cause she don't know what trouble means
If her room rents due, she don't get rough
She puts a raincoat and rubbers
on and does her stuff
She's Sob Sister Sadie the vamp cry baby
From way down New Orleans

Sob Sister Sadie the vamp cry baby
From way down New Orleans
When you see tears in Sadie's eyes
Just put a lock
on your pocketbook and say goodbye
All her cryin' is downright lyin'
'Cause she don't know what trouble means
If her room rents due, she don't get rough
She puts a raincoat and rubbers
on and does her stuff
She's Sob Sister Sadie the vamp cry baby
From way down New Orleans

Sadie's eyes have caused a lot of wrecks
Sadie's sighs disturb the stronger sex
Sadie's sobs would make a race horse stop
but her tears would make
a cripple lick a traffic cop.
Sadie's wise and she wins all her bets
anything she cries for Sadie gets,
If a redhot papa comes about
she sheds a lot of tears
and puts his fire out.

Sob Sister Sadie the vamp cry baby
From way down New Orleans
When you see tears in Sadie's eyes
Just put a lock
on your pocketbook and say goodbye
All her cryin' is downright lyin'
'Cause she don't know what trouble means
If her room rents due, she don't get rough
She puts a raincoat and rubbers
on and does her stuff
She's Sob Sister Sadie the vamp cry baby
From way down New Orleans

Sadie's got a reputation
Sadie's known throughout the nation,
but anybody who ever meets her wishes
they let her alone
Sympathy she hasn't any
misery she's given many,
and if you chance to meet this girl some day,
just say your prayers and run away.

Sob Sister Sadie the vamp cry baby
From way down New Orleans
Pretty form, dimpled knees
But she's got more troubles
than a hive has bees
All her cryin' is downright lyin'
'Cause she don't know what trouble means
She can't stop her cryin' streak
The spirit may be willin'
but the flesh is weak
She's Sob Sister Sadie the vamp cry baby
From way down New Orleans

Sob Sister Sadie the vamp cry baby
From way down New Orleans
Pretty form, dimpled knees
But she's got more troubles
than a hive has bees
All her cryin' is downright lyin'
'Cause she don't know what trouble means
She can't stop her cryin' streak
The spirit may be willin'
but the flesh is weak
She's Sob Sister Sadie the vamp cry baby
From way down New Orleans

Sadie's eyes have caused a lot of wrecks
Sadie's sighs disturb the stronger sex
Sadie's sobs would make a race horse stop
but her tears would make
a cripple lick a traffic cop.
Sadie's wise and she wins all her bets
anything she cries for Sadie gets,
If a redhot papa comes about
she sheds a lot of tears
and puts his fire out.

Sob Sister Sadie the vamp cry baby
From way down New Orleans
Pretty form, dimpled knees
But she's got more troubles
than a hive has bees
All her cryin' is downright lyin'
'Cause she don't know what trouble means
She can't stop her cryin' streak
The spirit may be willin'
but the flesh is weak
She's Sob Sister Sadie the vamp cry baby
From way down New Orleans

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Sob Sister Sadie 1925
Lyrics & music by Bob Bigelow & Chas. Bates
© MCMXXV by Edward B.Marks Music Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 12 February 2025 at 11.15am
in association with Fred Feild, The Sheet Music Singer
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James Pitt-Payne