Il testo della Missouri waltz

"hush-a-bye m'baby, slumber time is comin' soon
Rest your head upon my breast while mammy hums a tune
The sandman is callin' where shadows are fallin'
While the soft breezes sigh as in days long gone by!"

Way down in missouri, where i heard this melody
When i was a little boy upon my mammy's knee
The old-folks were hummin' and the banjos were strummin'
So sweet and low!

Strum, strum, strum, strum strum!
Seems i hear those banjos playin' once again
Hmmm, hum, hmmm!
That same old plaintive phrase!

Way down in missouri, where i heard this melody
When i was a little boy upon my mammy's knee
The old-folks were hummin' and the banjos were strummin'
So sweet and low!

Music by frederick knight logan
And lyrics by james royce shannon 1916