My mom used to sing a song to my brothers and I...
Curly headed
picaninny
coming home so soon
crying cause your little hearts been broke
so mammy in her lap
takes this weeping little lad
and says in her kind old way
now honey you stay in your own back yard
don't mind what those white folks say
cause who in the world would want to play
with a black little coon like you

Anyone know the origin?