 Courtesy John Sullivan Thomas Wilkes Presents The Duncan Sisters (By Arrangement of Sam H. Harris) In "Topsy and Eva" Book by -- Catherine C. Cushing (Suggested by "Uncle Tom's Cabin" -- Harriet Beecher Stowe) |
Words & Music by the "Duncan Sisters" © 1923 by Irving Berlin, Inc. 1607 Broadway, New York Pass de sugar cane, Cotton all in bloom, Hear de darkies croon, Moon begins to rise Lighten up de skies Den ah'll ask you dis Meet me wid a kiss: CHORUS Moon am shinin' Meet me at de gate; Heart am pinin' Honey don't be late, Patiently ah'll be waitin' for de date, Moon am shinin' Meet me at de gate: Ah will answer when ah heads you callin', Callin' me to your arms again: Just when shades of night time are fallin' Den ah will answer and meet you honey when Moon am shinin' meet me at de gate, Heart am pinin' Honey don't be late Patiently ah'll be waitin' for dat date, Moon am shinin' Meet me at de gate. |
