A popular song from 1900.
Words by W. S. Estren.
Music by Jas. T. Brymn.
The sheet music:
My Little Zulu Babe – Sheet Music
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Down in sunny Africa
‘Mong the jungle and the burr
There lives a Zulu gal close by the Nile
And I’ve named her Sadie Lee
‘Cause she’s goin’ to marry me
And the wedding will be in the Zulu style
Now the kings and queens
Will celebrate this ostentatious fete
‘Twill be the grandest meet
Of Africa’s elite
There’ll be no gorgeous constumes
But the leaves worn will be fine
The day I make this little Zulu mine
Chorus
She is my little Zulu baby
A perfect lady, although she’s shady
Fresh from the jungle is my Sadie
A full fledged foreign gal is she
My little Zulu babe
2. She’s the Princess Talmajoes
Sports the royal blood you knows
And when I marry her I’ll be the king
Then you’ll hear the people say
“Been a ruler made today”
And in Africa I’ll be the only thing
Then when I sit upon the throne u
Up in a cocoanut tree
‘Twill be a sight to see
My babe make love to me
I know there’ll be an awful time
Down in that Zulu land
The day my babe and I will take command