{"id":5564,"date":"2026-01-20T16:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T20:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5564"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T20:08:11","slug":"ma-dinah-lee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/ma-dinah-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"Ma Dinah Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-medium-font-size\">From the production \"Buster Brown,\" 1903<br>Words and music by Theo H. Northrup<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheet music:<\/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\/2026\/01\/Ma-Dinah-Lee-1903.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Ma Dinah Lee - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-cf8b46bf-3333-4a7d-ae51-580023d01898\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ma-Dinah-Lee-1903.pdf\">Ma Dinah Lee &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ma-Dinah-Lee-1903.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-cf8b46bf-3333-4a7d-ae51-580023d01898\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\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-fb113a82-72f6-4f9b-a8e3-38b5ac2f75b1\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ma_Dinah_Lee_1903_s_JPP.mid\">Ma_Dinah_Lee &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ma_Dinah_Lee_1903_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-fb113a82-72f6-4f9b-a8e3-38b5ac2f75b1\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-medium-font-size\">Lyrics<br><br>1. Weary and sad, awful mad<br>Sugar baby, done flown away<br>Had a fight, Tuesday night<br>'Bout a lady, Miss Tilda Shay<br>She was sore, showed me the door<br>'Cos I tried to be too polite<br>She turned me down, called a clown<br>Dat's de reason I'se here tonight<br><br>Chorus:<br>Sugar? Ma honey! <br>Don't be angry dear<br>Cos I'se waiting here<br>Dinah! I love's yer<br>Fo' you're de sweetest honey<br>You'se ma Dinah Lee<br><br>2. Want a meal, I have to steal<br>Got no money, want to eat<br>Out in the rain, bones full of pain<br>Lost ma ticket, broke ma claim<br>Lost all hope, no use to try<br>Better kill maself, spec's I'll die<br>Don't yer see, Dinah Lee<br>I'se a starvin' fo' chicken Pie<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] From the production &#8220;Buster Brown,&#8221; 1903Words and music by Theo H. Northrup The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics1. 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