Sometimes I wonder why I spend The lonely nights dreaming of a song The melody haunts my reverie And I am once again with you When our love was new And
One night long ago by the light of the moon An old music master sat composing a tune His spirit was soaring and his heart full of joy When right out of
It's the story of a very unfortunate colored man Who got arrested down in old Hong Kong He got twenty years privilege taken away from him When he kicked
Up a lazy river by the old mill run Lazy, lazy river in the noon day sun Linger awhile in the shade of the tree Throw away your troubles, dream a dream
Ole buttermilk sky I'ma keepin' my eye peeled on you What's the good word tonight? Are you gonna be mellow tonight? Ole buttermilk sky Can't you see