X:145
T: Massa's In De Cold, Cold, Ground
C: Stephen C. Foster
%R: air, march
B: "The Everyday Song Book", 1927
F: http://www.library.pitt.edu/happybirthday/pdf/The_Everyday_Song_Book.pdf
Z: 2017 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
F:http://roaringjelly.org/~jc/music/book/EverydaySongBook/145_Massas_In_De_Cold_Cold_Ground.abc	 2024-11-27 172229 UT
K: D
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w: 1.~Round de mead-ows am a ring-ing       De dark-ies' mourn-ful song,
w: 2.~When de au-tumn leaves were fall-ing, -  When de days were cold,
w: 3.~Mas-sa make de dark-ies love him      -  Cayse he was so kind;
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w: - While de mock-ing-bird am sing-ing,    Hap-py as de
w:  'Twas hard to hear old mas-sa call-ing, Cayse he was so
w: - Now dey sad-ly weep a-bove him,        Mourn-ing cayse he
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w: day am* long;      - Where de i-vy am a creep-ing
w: weak and* old;     - Now de or-ange trees am bloom-ing
w: leave dem be-hind; I can-not work be-fore to-mor-row,
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w: O'er de grass-y mound,    - Dar old mas-sa am a-sleep-ing, Sleep-ing
w: On de sand-y shore,       - Now de sum-mer days am com-ing, Mas-sa
w: Cayse de tear-drops flow, I try to drive a-way my sor-row, Pick-in,
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w: in de cold, cold ground. | ~ ~ ~ | ~ ~ | ~ ~ ~ ~ | ~ |
w: neb-ber calls no ore.    | Down in de corn-field, Hear dat morn-ful sound;
w: on de old ban-jo.        | ~ ~ ~ | ~ ~ | ~ ~ ~ ~ | ~ |
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w: All de dark-ies am a-weep-ing, Mas-sa's in de cold, cold ground.
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