The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #72441   Message #1247663
Posted By: Roberto
14-Aug-04 - 02:51 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Sally Brown (from Stanley Slade)
Subject: Lyr Add: SALLY BROWN (from Stanley Slade)
The problems with this transcription occur in the last part.
1.I've written down "Oh, her cheeks are black and her hair so curly", but Stanley Slade doesn't seem to say "black" but something like "pack".
2.The last verse: "Oh, the bosun's shouting, boys must ...". The first part should be Ok, but I'm not completely sure. Then, he says something like "must all in", or "must haul in". Maybe "must hurry"?
PLease, help. Thanks. R

Sally Brown
Stanley Slade, Bristol sailor, Foltrax 207, Can't you dance the Polka? – Recorded in 1942

Oh, Sally Brown she's a bright mulatto
Way, hey, roll and go
Oh, she drinks rum and chews tobacco
Spend me money on Sally Brown

Oh, two long years I courted Sally
Way, hey, roll and go
And she said – Oh, boy, why do you dally?
Spend me money on Sally Brown

Oh, Sally Brown, I long to see you
Way, hey, roll and go
Oh, Sally Brown, I will not deceive you
Spend me money on Sally Brown

Oh, Sally Brown she's a creole lady
Way, hey, roll and go
Oh, I guess she got another nigger baby
Spend me money on Sally Brown

Oh, Sally lives on the Old Plantation
Way, hey, roll and go
Oh, she is a member of the U.S. Nation
Spend me money on Sally Brown

Oh, Sally Brown, I love her dearly
Way, hey, roll and go
Oh, her cheeks are black and her hair so curly
Spend me money on Sally Brown

Oh, Sally Brown, I'm going to leave you
Way, hey, roll and go
Oh, the bosun's shouting, boys must ...
Spend me money on Sally Brown