Sheet Music, 1910-1919
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ISBN
MUM00682, 0119
Description
Description: A Raccoon Lullaby; Publisher: Theodor Presser Co. (Philadelphia)
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Songs -- United States -- 20th Century; Popular Music -- United States
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Original Collection
Sheldon Harris Collection (MUM00682), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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Lyrics
Lyrics:
Sleep ma little baby Coon, Under neath de big roun' moon; W'en yo's in de tree a-swingin', Mammy jes can't keep from singin': Sleep ma little baby Coon. Hunters like a Coon yo' size, Flash de litgh to fin' yo' eyes; Don' yo' move and don' yo' cry- Jes keep still till dey go by, Sleep ma little baby Coon. Rockin' in de win', so slow, Mm jes so. Ef yo' hear de hunters roun', Don' yo' make de leastes' soun'; I'll take keer ma little baby, Guess I fool de hunters, maybe Sleep ma little baby Coon. Even ef dey fin' dis tree, Keep ez still ez yo' can be; Close yo' eyes so dey can't see, Den jes leave de res'ter me: Sleep, ma little baby Coon. Rockin' in de win', so slow, Mm jes so.
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