[WARNING: racial stereotypes. Presented in original form as music history.]
a 1904 popular song
words by Henry Mayo
music by Henry Wehrmann
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
1. Early in de morning when de day am dawning
Little pickanniny comes er creeping out of bed
Black eyes am er beaming, teeth am brightly gleaming
To his mammy running bless his little kinky head
He’s a lump of sweetness, got no use for neatness
Jes’ a baby black as he kin be
Dar ain’t enough er money in dis worl’ to buy my honey
An’ I sings when he’s a sittin’ on my knee
Refrain
You’se my Loosiana coon
Jes’ as sweet as locust in de month of June
Dar aint no other babe lak’ yo’
An’ I sho’ly loves I do my Loosiana coon
2. When de night am coming, babe he comes er running
Feels jes’ like he wants ter get inside his little nes’
Eyes am nearly closing, soon he am a dozing
Lying on de bosom of de one he loves de bes’
As de stars am peeping at my baby sleeping
Guess they’re kinder sorry that he’s mine
Dar ain’t no other treasure that could give me so much pleasure
So I sings dis little tune mos’all de time
Sung here by Fred Feild: