[Instrumental] [Verse 1] Cotton, give me a handful of cotton Take me tonight to those fields of snowy white Along that muddy river shore I'm lonesome for cotton I'd gladly pick all the cotton Just to get back to that old log cabin shack Among my kind of folks once more [Bridge] I guess the Lord was partial to the south land 'Cause He looked down...Learn More

[Instrumental] [Verse] Dinah Lou, sweet Dinah Lou Mister Moon up above We'll soon be swinging low And you should know that it's high time for love Around me everywhere, I see a pair They're happy as can be Why should I have to stand by Lonely, so lonely for your company Miss Dinah Lou, sweet Dinah Lou Love birds up in a tree All seem to...Learn More

[Instrumental] [Verse 1] Kissing my baby goodnight is such a sweet delight Gee, but it's great, after a day Kissing my baby goodnight After we turn down the light, oh, do I do alright With all my heart, I really start kissing my baby goodnight [Bridge] He says "You oughta go, and though I know I oughta go I kiss her inside" It's one and two and...Learn More

[Instrumental] [Verse 1] I'm gonna drown down in those troubled waters They're creeping 'round my soul They're way beyond control And they'll wash my sins away before the morning They say that I'm one of the devil's daughters They look at me with scorn I'll never hear that horn I'll be underneath the water judgement morning [Bridge] Oh Lord, am I...Learn More

[Intro] Oh babe, maybe someday [Instrumental] [Verse 1] When I'm in the mood for love You're the one I'm thinking of Oh babe, maybe someday When I take you by the hand Lead you to the preacher man Oh babe, maybe someday [Bridge] I'm going to wait, anticipate that grand sensation If you see you're kissing me, it's just my imagination [Verse...Learn More

[Instrumental] [Verse 1] There's an old plantation in the beautiful south On that old plantation, now the folks are longing to see There's an old log cabin in the beautiful south In that old log cabin, there's a sweetheart waiting for me [Bridge] But it won't be long 'til I hear that song Ringing in the fields of cotton Oh, how I'll rejoice when...Learn More

[Verse 1] Moon Maiden, way out there in the blue Moon Maiden, got to get with you I made my approach and then revolved But my big problem is still unsolved Moon Maiden, listen here my dear Your vibration’s are coming in loud and clear 'Cause I’m just a fly-by-night guy, but for you I might be quite the right-do-right guy Moon Maiden, Moon...Learn More

[Instrumental] [Verse 1] We had to have something to do, a dance to do up here in Harlem So, someone started truckin' As soon as the news got 'round, the folks downtown came up to Harlem Saw everybody truckin' [Bridge] It didn't take long Before the high-hats were doing it, Park Avenue-ing it all over town You'd see them scufflin', shufflin',...Learn More

[Verse 1] Down on the Delta, that's where there's shelter No helter skelter, no blues around I'm tired of roaming, that's why I'm homing I'm Delta bound When night is falling, my levee's calling And keeps a-calling, I'm going down I'm in a hurry, my heart's a flurry I'm Delta bound [Bridge] Every time I close my eyes, I seem to see Louisiana I can...Learn More

[Instrumental] [Verse 1] Moon over Dixie, please send your light Down on Louisiana, and tell Louisiana that I'm blue tonight Moon over Dixie, keep shining bright Look for Louisiana, you'll know Louisiana by those fields of white [Bridge] There's a cabin in the cotton that never will be forgotten Where I'd give the world to be once more You might...Learn More

[Instrumental] [Verse 1] Good luck has crossed me Bad luck has forced me down to my last one cent I'm right in the middle of solving that riddle Known as raising the rent Steal, beg or borrow, got 'til tomorrow Landlord's a mean old gent It's come to a showdown and he wants the low down If I'm raising my rent [Bridge] Better times are taking too...Learn More

[Instrumental] [Verse] It was a sad night in Harlem There was no moonlight in Harlem The girl he loves, she was gone, far away Gone with the dawn, gone to stay There was no "Farewell, my lover" She stole away undercover Now while she's one of those queens Down in New Orleans It's a sad night in Harlem [Instrumental]...Learn More