Sleepy Time Down South | Sheet Music

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Lyrics
1931 - Clarence Muse / Leon René / Otis René

Now the pale moon's shining on the fields below
The folks are crooning soft and low
You needn't tell me, boy, because I know, yes
When it's sleepy time down south
Yes, the soft wind blowing through the pinewood trees
The folks down there live a life of ease
When old mammy falls on her knees, yes
When it's sleepy time down south

Yes, steamboats on the river coming and going
Splashing the night away
You hear those banjos ringing and the folks are singing
And they dance 'til the break of day, yes
Dear old southland with his dreamy song
You take me back where I belong
Right in my mammy's arms
Yes, good evening everybody, good evening,

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About this Sleepy Time Down South lead sheet

This is the jazz lead sheet for Sleepy Time Down South, written by Leon Rene / Otis Rene / Clarence Muse in 1930 — the melody with chord symbols above it, the way it appears in a Real Book. The chart is notated in F major and in 4/4 time. Read it here for free, transpose it to any key — B♭, E♭ or bass clef included — and play it back to hear the form before you play it yourself.

Composer
Leon Rene / Otis Rene / Clarence Muse
Year
1930
Key
F major
Time signature
4/4
Genre
Jazz
Format
Lead sheet — melody and chord symbols

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