MA CURLY-HEADED BABBY: PLANTATION SONG George H. Clutsam, (1866-1951) New York : Chappell & Co., c1897.
1. Oh, ma babby, ma curly-headed babby, We'll sit below de sky an' sing a song to de moon. Oh, ma babby, ma little nigger babby, Yo' daddy's in de cotton-field a-workin' for de coon.
CHORUS: So lulla, lulla, lulla, lulla, by-by! Does yer want de moon ter play wid? Or de stars ter run away wid? Dey'll come if you don't cry; So lulla, lulla, lulla, lulla, by-by! In de mammy's arms be creepin', An' soon yer'll be a-sleepin'. Lulla, lulla, lulla, lulla, lullaby!
2. Oh, ma babby, ma curly-headed babby, I'll dance yer fast to sleep an' lub yer so, as I sing. Oh, ma babby, ma little nigger babby, Jus' tuck yer head, little bird, below its mammy's wing. CHORUS.