Harlem Lullaby chords by Mildred Bailey
Verse 1
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Out
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on Sugar Hill at the close of day,
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Mammy's singing her Rondelet.
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Not the cradle songs you
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have heard before,
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just a plaintive song
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of Harlem lore.
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Folks, livin' up on Stryver's Row,
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don't sing rock -a -byes no more.
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They chant, Heidi, Heidi,
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ho, sweet and low.
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Now, every little coal black road,
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for he's very old he knows,
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a Harlem lullaby, lullaby.
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People say they pray in rhythm
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and you could never say it's wrong
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Every day the Lord is with them
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and life's a hallelujah
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song
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Hearts burdened down
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and feeling pain
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Always sing this healing strain,
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a Harlem lullaby
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There's a choir that sings in Harlem
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About Gabriel and his golden horn
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And it oft times reminds me
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of that great resurrection morn
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They always praise the Lord above
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Guess that's why the white folks
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love a Harlem lullaby.
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Harlem Lullaby
Mildred Bailey
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