{"id":3730,"date":"2023-05-12T13:01:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T13:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=3730"},"modified":"2023-05-12T13:04:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T13:04:24","slug":"ten-sweet-mammas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/ten-sweet-mammas\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Sweet Mammas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial language. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A popular song from 1929.<br>Words by Jack Yellen.<br>Music by Milton Ager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheet music provided by Laurence Rubenstein:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ten-Sweet-Mammas-SHEET-MUSIC.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Ten-Sweet-Mammas - SHEET MUSIC.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-8728026b-203d-4bcf-8e6b-72802447848c\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ten-Sweet-Mammas-SHEET-MUSIC.pdf\">Ten-Sweet-Mammas &#8211; SHEET MUSIC<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ten-Sweet-Mammas-SHEET-MUSIC.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-8728026b-203d-4bcf-8e6b-72802447848c\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-62657319-05cb-47a4-a20d-554054cd9630\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ten_Sweet_Mammas_1929-MIDI.mid\">Ten_Sweet_Mammas &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ten_Sweet_Mammas_1929-MIDI.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-62657319-05cb-47a4-a20d-554054cd9630\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you find a woman that a man can trust<br>You\u2019ll be findin\u2019 what ain\u2019t yet been found<br>The only kind o\u2019 woman that a man can trust<br>Is a woman down below the ground<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Response)<br>The only kind o\u2019 woman that a man can trust<br>Is a woman down below the ground<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had ten sweet mammas on the L &amp; N<br>And I had \u2019em up and down the line<br>Along came one of them two timin\u2019 trav\u2019lin\u2019 men<br>And then I only had nine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had nine sweet mammas waitin\u2019 patiently<br>But we hit Mobile two hours late<br>And another porter got to town ahead of me<br>And then I only had eight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had eight sweet mammas and each mamma\u2019s door<br>Was a golden gate to Heaven<br>But one got religion wouldn\u2019t shake that thing no more<br>Then I only had seven<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Response)<br>Wouldn\u2019t shake that thing, cha cha cha<br>Wouldn\u2019t shake that thing, cha cha cha<br>Wouldn\u2019t shake that thing, cha cha cha<br>Now he\u2019s only got seven<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had seven sweet mammas till one afternoon<br>I got into an awful fix<br>One mamma\u2019s husband came home just one day too soon<br>And then I only had six<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Response)<br>One mamma\u2019s husband came home a day too soon<br>Then he only had six. Wah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had six sweet mammas who missed me more<br>That any lovin\u2019 man alive<br>One night one mamma missed me with a forty-four<br>And then I got along with five<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Response)<br>One mamma missed him with a forty-four<br>Then he got a long with five. Wah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had five sweet mammas for my sweet caress<br>But a brown skin down in Baltimore<br>She moved away and didn\u2019t leave no forwarding address<br>And thend I only had four<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Response)<br>She moved away and left him no new address<br>Then he only had four. Wah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had four sweet mammas that I craved to keep<br>But Lady Luck was mean to me<br>One mamma overheard me talking in my sleep<br>And then I only had three<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Response)<br>One mamma heard him talking right in his sleep<br>And then he only had three. Wah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had three sweet mammas, one a brown skin gal<br>Who lived on Lenox avenue<br>I introduced that mamma to my best pal<br>And then I only had two<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Response)<br>He introduced that mamma to his best pal<br>Then he only had two. Wah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had two sweet mammas for my jelly roll<br>Guess what one sweet mamma went and done<br>Down by the navy yard she took a midnight stroll<br>Next morning I had only one<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Response)<br>Down by the navy yard she took a midnight stroll<br>Then he only had one<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had one sweet mamma and to save my life<br>I couldn\u2019t even keep that one<br>Dog-gone her if she didn\u2019t catch me with my wife<br>And one from one leaves none<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Response)<br>Can\u2019t trust a woman so I have found<br>The only kind o\u2019 woman that a man can trust<br>Is a woman down below the ground<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sung here by Fred Feild:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ya77iA9dZso?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial language. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] A popular song from 1929.Words by Jack Yellen.Music by Milton Ager. Sheet music provided by Laurence Rubenstein: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics When you find a woman that a man can trustYou\u2019ll be findin\u2019 what ain\u2019t yet been &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/ten-sweet-mammas\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ten Sweet Mammas&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3730","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-Ya","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3730"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3734,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3730\/revisions\/3734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}