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Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (ver. 1) by Henry Creamer - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
About the Song
"Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" is a popular song with music by Joe Turner Layton, Jr. and lyrics by Henry Creamer. First published in 1922, Creamer and Layton advertised it as "A Southern Song, without A Mammy, A Mule, Or A Moon", a dig at some of the Tin Pan Alley clichés of the era. The song tells of New Orleans, the destination which the singer desires. The chorus is: Way down yonder in New Orleans In the land of dreamy scenes There's a garden of Eden That's what I mean, Creole babies with flashing eyes Softly whisper with tender sighs— Stop! Oh! won't you give your lady fair a little smile, Stop! You bet your life you'll linger there— a little while There is heaven right here on earth With those beautiful queens, Way down yonder in New Orleans.[1] Second chorus ending: They've got angels right here on earth .    Download this sheet!
About the Artist
Henry Creamer (June 21, 1879 – October 14, 1930) was an American popular song lyricist. He was born in Richmond, Virginia and died in New York. He co-wrote many popular songs in the years from 1900 to 1929, often collaborating with Turner Layton, with whom he also appeared in vaudeville. Creamer was a co-founder with James Reese Europe of the Clef Club, an important early African American musicians and entertainers organization in New York City. "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" is a popular song with music by Joe Turner Layton, Jr. and lyrics by Henry Creamer. First published in 1922, Creamer and Layton advertised it as "A Southern Song, without A Mammy, A Mule, Or A Moon", a dig at some of the Tin Pan Alley clichés of the era. The song tells of New Orleans, the destination which the singer desires. The chorus is: Way down yonder in New Orleans In the land of dreamy scenes There's a garden of Eden That's what I mean, Creole babies with flashing eyes Softly whisper with tender sighs— Stop! Oh! won't you give your lady fair a little smile, Stop! You bet your life you'll linger there— a little.
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