Sheet Music, 1910-1919
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ISBN
MUM00682, 0353
Description
Cover: Drawing of palm trees and a steam ship; photo inset of Al Jolson; Publisher: Leo Feist Inc. (New York)
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Songs -- United States -- 20th Century; Popular Music -- United States
Relational Format
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Original Collection
Sheldon Harris Collection (MUM00682), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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Lyrics
Lyrics:
First verse
I'm way down east, down east, And my heart is pining, pining for you, You're way out west, out west, And my soul is craving, craving for you, I love you so, Just you, I know, It takes six days to go there with a train, Just one week more, and I'll be with you again. I long to be
Chorus
Down among the sheltering palms, O honey, wait for me, O honey, wait for me; Meet me down by the old Golden Gate, Out where the sun goes down about eight. How my love is burning, burning, burning, How my heart is yearning, yearning, yearning, to be down among the sheltering palms, Oh honey, wait for me! Down among the sheltering palms, O honey, wait for me, O honey, wait for me; Meet me down by the old Golden Gate, Out where the sun goes down about eight. How my love is burning, burning, burning, How my heart is yearning, yearning, yearning, to be down among the sheltering palms, Oh honey, wait for me!
Second verse
When I was south, down south, There I saw some pretty, pretty places, When I was north, way north, I saw many, many pretty faces, not one so fair, None could compare, There's only one place way out in the west, And you are there, where with you I long to rest. I long to be
(Chorus)
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