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Official Song of the State of Missouri
Missouri Waltz Written by James Royce Shannon Music by John Valentine Eppel as arranged by Frederick Knight Logan |
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Hush-a-bye, ma baby, slumber time is comin' soon;
Rest yo' head upon my breast, while mommy hums a tune; The sandman is callin', where shadows are fallin', While the soft breezes sigh as in days long gone by. |
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Way down in Missouri where I heard this melody,
When I was a little child on my mommy's knee; The old folks were hummin', their banjos were strummin' So sweet and low. |
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Strum, strum, strum,
strum, strum,
Seems I hear those banjos playin' once again, Hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, That same old plaintive strain. Hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, That same old plaintive strain. |
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Hear that mournful melody,
It just haunts you the whole day long, And you wander in dreams, back to Dixie, it seems, When you hear that old song. |
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Hush a-bye, my baby,
go to sleep on Mommy's knee,
Journey back to Dixieland in dreams again with me; It seems like your Mommy is there again, And the old folks were strummin' that old refrain. |
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Way down in Missouri
where I learned this lullaby,
When the stars were blinkin' and the moon was climbin' high, Seems I hear voices low, as in days long ago Singin' hush a-bye. |
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