When It's Sleepy Time Down South Songtext
von Joy Bryan

Pale moon shinin′ on the fields below
Folks down there croonin' soft and low
Needn′t tell me so, because I know
When it's sleepy time down south
Soft winds blowin' through the pinewood trees
Folks down there live a life of ease
When ol′ Mammy′s down upon her knees
It's sleepy time down south


Steamboats on the river a-comin′, a-goin'
A-splashin′ the night away
Hear them banjos ringin', the folks are a-singin′
They dance till the break of day

Dear ol' Southland with her dreamy songs
Take me back there where I belong
How I long to be in Mammy's arms
When it′s sleepy time down south


Steamboats on the river a-comin′, a-goin'
A-splashin′ the night away
Hear them banjos ringin', the folks are a-singin′
They dance till the break of day
Southland with her dreamy songs
Take me back there where I belong
How I long to be in Mammy's arms
When it′s sleepy time down south