WAITING FOR THE ROBERT E. LEE
\n__________________________________ 1912
\nWAY DOWN ON THE LEVEE
\nIN OLD ALABAMY,
\nTHERE\u2019S DADDY AND MAMMY
\nAND EPHRAIM AND SAMMY.
\nON A MOONLIGHT NIGHT
\nYOU CAN FIND THEM ALL
\nWHILE THEY ARE WAITING,
\nTHE BANJOS ARE SYNCOPATING.
\nWHAT\u2019S THAT THEY\u2019RE SAYING?
\nWHAT\u2019S THAT THEY\u2019RE SAYING?
\nWHILE THEY KEEP PLAYING,
\nA-HUMMING AND SWAYING,
\nIT\u2019S THE GOOD SHIP ROBERT E. LEE
\nTHAT\u2019S COME TO CARRY
\nTHE COTTON AWAY.
\nCHORUS
\nWATCH THEM SHUFFLING ALONG.
\nSEE THEM SHUFFLING ALONG.
\nGO TAKE YOUR BEST GAL, REAL PAL,
\nGO DOWN TO THE LEVEE,
\nI SAID TO THE LEVEE.
\nAND JOIN THAT SHUFFLING THRONG.
\nHEAR THAT MUSIC AND SONG.
\nIT\u2019S SIMPLY GREAT, MATE,
\nWAITING ON THE LEVEE,
\nWAITING FOR THE ROBERT E. LEE.
\nTHE WHISTLES ARE BLOWING.
\nTHE SMOKESTACKS ARE SHOWING.
\nTHE ROPES THEY ARE THROWING.
\nEXCUSE ME, I\u2019M GOING
\nTO THE PLACE WHERE
\nALL IS HARMONIOUS,
\nEVEN THE PREACHER,
\nHE IS THE DANCING TEACHER.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WAITING FOR THE ROBERT E. LEE __________________________________ 1912 WAY DOWN ON THE LEVEE IN OLD ALABAMY, THERE\u2019S DADDY AND MAMMY AND EPHRAIM AND SAMMY. ON A MOONLIGHT NIGHT YOU CAN FIND THEM ALL WHILE THEY ARE WAITING, THE BANJOS ARE SYNCOPATING. WHAT\u2019S THAT THEY\u2019RE SAYING? WHAT\u2019S THAT THEY\u2019RE SAYING? WHILE …