[Warning: contains derogatory racial terms. Original presented as part of music history.]
A 1922 song that quotes the older “Carry Me Back To Old Virginny”.
words by Ernie Erdman
music by Fred Meinken
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
When I left Virginia, I never knew how lonesome I would be
But now my tears are falling, Virginia’s calling me
And you can see that I’ve got those Virginia Blues
My old Mammy’s yearning for my returning, waiting for some news
And tho’ I’ve been a rover, those days are over now
I made a vow, I’m going home, never more to roam
Chorus
I’ve got those Old Virginia Blues, the meanest kind of homesick blues
I know my Mammy needs me, I just can’t refuse, let me tell you
She’ll not wait in vain, I’ll hop on a south bound train
That’s goin’ to “Carry me back to old Virginny”
Where I can lose those Virginia Blues
Patter
I miss the Blue Ridge Mountains where I used to roam all day
The little pickaninnies with whom I used to play
I miss that sweet Virginia ham and nice brown possum roast
But my old Mammy’s kissin’ is the thing I miss the most
I miss the Dixie moon that shines on cotton fields of white
I miss the darkies singin’ round their cabin doors at night
I’ve roamed the wide world over, I’ve seen all there is to see
And now I know Virginia is the only place for me
Sung here by Fred Feild: