I GOT A MAMA DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS (ANOTHER IN MAINE)[1] I'VE GOT A MAMA DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS[2] Words and music by Jack Culley, Jimmy McHugh, and Irving Mills, ©1926. As sung by Alma Henderson Hey there, stranger! There's somethin' on my mind. I'm in danger Most all of the time. I never killed, never stole. Somehow I've got myself in a hole. Hey there, stranger! My conscience hurts me so. I got a daddy down in New Orleans, Another daddy way up in Maine. Don't know which one that I like best. I guess I like 'em both 'bout the same. I got two daddies; got to keep 'em apart, 'Cause, you know, one's my livin'; the other has my heart. I got a daddy down in New Orleans, Another daddy way up in Maine; Yes sir, another daddy way up in Maine. Someone told me that my daddy was goin' all aroun' Leavin' sample kisses ev'rywhere in town. I got a daddy down in New Orleans; Got another daddy way up in Maine. Don't know which one I like best. Guess I ought to like 'em both the same. I kind o' think he's been cheatin' on his mama; I'm wise. I heard him say once that it pays to advertise. I got a daddy down in New Orleans. I got another one way up in Maine, Yes sir, another daddy way up in Maine. - - - 1. Title as given in the sheet music, according to the catalog entry at Middle Tennessee State University. 2. Title as given on the CD "Vocal Blues & Jazz 1921-1930" (Document Records, 1997), for the Alma Henderson recording, according to Spotify. According to The Online 78-rpm Discography Project, Evelyn Thompson recorded I GOT A PAPA DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS.
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