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Way Down Where De Coons Come From

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Transcription:

1st verse for WAY DOWN WHERE THE COONS COME FROM
Words by Malcolm Arnold, Music by Ernest Allan

Oh you lib on watermelon and a chicken now and den,
Way down where de coons come from;
You sit around the parlour courting missy up till ten,
Way down where de coons come from;
And after dat dere's dancing, dats's to day if there's a moon,
And when your best gal's mammy am asleep dat girl 'll spoon,
And fill you up with candy till you're big as a balloon
Way down where the coons come from

Chorus:

Way down where the coons come from, With Pete and Tilly, Mose and Jake and John
Oh! It's kicking, dancing, flinging, kissing gals and songs a-wing-ing
Way down where de coons come from.

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