by Maria Howard Weeden (1846 - 1905)
Way down South
Language: English
An azure sky, a warm brown face, Soft black eyes and a dazzling mouth, A red bandanna, touched with gold-- And this is the color, 'way down South. A bird that plays on a mocking flute, A melting drawl from a smiling mouth, A tinkling banjo hid in the shade -- And this is the music, 'way down South.
Authorship:
- by Maria Howard Weeden (1846 - 1905) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Sidney Homer (1864 - 1953), "Way down South", op. 27 no. 1, from Six Songs of the Old South, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 58