MY BOY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Talking in the moonlight, in their gowns of white, Far away in old Virginny, Sat some little black gals in their beds one night, 'Hush! don't wake the piccaninny!' Each one said her Sweetheart was of all the best, Each before she slept had quarrelled with the rest. 'Cepting little Chloe, listening with a smile, Her head upon the pillow, singing all the while... Chorus: My boy am de dearest, Homeward through the cotton fields as daylight dies, Chorus: My boy am de dearest, Across the rippling river floats the music's hum, My boy am de nearest, No boy has eyes that shine, Half so bright and true as mine. My boy loves me dearly And fills my heart with joy, And tho' today I am old and grey, I shall always love my boy. |
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Written and composed by Charles Wilmott & George Le Brunn - 1899 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performed by Bessie Wentworth (1873-1901) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
From monologues.co.uk Music Hall Lyrics Collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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