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Cotton Blossom / Cap’n Andy’s Ballyhoo
Elaine Stritch, Robert Morse
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🇬🇧 English · Original
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Colored folks work on the Mississippi
Colored folks work while the white folks play
Loadin' up boats with the bales of cotton
Gettin' no rest till the judgment day
Hey, get along, get along (Drop that bale and have some fun)
Get along, get along hey (There's a lot of lovin' on the levee for you)
Get along, get along (You work all day, you get no fun)
Get along, hey (We know something better for a man to do)
Colored folks work on the Mississippi
Colored folks work while the white folks play
Loadin' up boats with the bales of cotton
Gettin' no rest till the judgment day
Cotton Blossom, Cotton Blossom
Love to see you roaming free
When they pack you on the levee
You're a heavy load to me
Cotton Blossom, Cotton Blossom
Love to see you growing wild
On the levee, you're too heavy
For this poor black child
See the showboat
That's old Captain Andy's Cotton Blossom
Will you go?
Let me take you to the show! (Oh what fun)
'Twill be delightful
But to rightfully accept
I have to make Mama
Get permission from Papa
Captain Andy has gathered a troupe
In the greatest of drammers and jolly comedies
Stephen Baker, the handsomest leading man
And beautiful Julie Laverne as well
Cotton Blossom! Cotton Blossom!
Captain Andy's Floating Show
Thrills and laughter
Concert after
Everybody's sure to go
Cotton Blossom! Cotton Blossom!
Captain Andy's Floating Show
Thrills and laughter
Concert after
Everybody's sure to go
So get your girl and go
Look what we got
Look what we got!
How can we fail?
How can we fail?
You've never seen a show like this before
We'll try to make the evenin' bright
And if you come around tonight
Tomorrow night you'll come around for more