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Jacobs-Bond, Carrie

Wilson, W. G.

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[Verse 1]You ma little black baby wid a turned up nose,An\u27 a little bunch o\u27 wool upon yo\u27 head;You\u27s got dimples in yo\u27 elbows an\u27 wrinkles in yo\u27 toes,An\u27 a mouf lak a watermelyon red.
[Chorus 1]You ma sweet, sweet pertater, you\u27s ma ripe, ripe termater,You\u27s ma purty little black sugar ball;You\u27s a litlle bit o\u27 honey dat de bees ain\u27t foun\u27,You\u27s ma own pickaninny- dat\u27s all!
[Verse 2]You\u27s de onlies\u27 little darlin\u27 in de whole roun\u27 worl\u27An\u27 you\u27s got yo\u27 little fingahs on my hear;You\u27s ma little bit o\u27 woolly headed brown eyed galDat Ai\u27se always longin\u27 for when we\u27re apart.
[Chorus 2]for I doan\u27 know what I\u27d do if it wasn\u27t jes fo\u27 you,you\u27s ma purty little black sugar ball;You\u27s a little bit o\u27 honey dat de bees ain\u27t foun\u27You\u27s ma own pickaninny- dat\u27s all

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Connecticut CollegeDigital Commons @ Connecticut CollegeHistoric Sheet Music Collection Greer Music Library1917A Little Bit o' HoneyCarrie Jacobs-BondW. G. WilsonFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/sheetmusicThis Score is brought to you for free and open access by the Greer Music Library at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted forinclusion in Historic Sheet Music Collection by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information,please contact bpancier@conncoll.edu.The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author.Recommended CitationJacobs-Bond, Carrie and Wilson, W. G., "A Little Bit o' Honey" (1917). Historic Sheet Music Collection. 843.https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/sheetmusic/843

A Little Bit o\u27 Honey

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The University of MaineDigitalCommons@UMaineVocal Popular Sheet Music Collection Public domain (may be downloaded in full)1917A Little Bit o' HoneyCarrie Jacobs-BondComposerW. G. WilsonLyricistFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mmb-vpThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Vocal Popular Sheet MusicCollection by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contactum.library.technical.services@maine.edu.Recommended CitationJacobs-Bond, Carrie and Wilson, W. G., "A Little Bit o' Honey" (1917). Vocal Popular Sheet Music Collection. Score 4483.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mmb-vp/4483

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