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This is the official song of the state of Missouri, U.S.

Lyrics

Hush-a-bye, ma baby, slumbertime is comin’ soon;
Rest yo’ head upon my breast while Mommy hums a tune;
The sandman is callin’ where shadows are fallin’,
While the soft breezes sigh as in days long gone by.

Way down in Missouri where I heard this melody,
When I was a little child upon my Mommy’s knee;
The old folks were hummin’; their banjos were strummin’;
So sweet and low.

Strum, strum, strum, strum, strum,
Seems I hear those banjos playin’ once again,
Hum, hum, hum, hum, hum,
That same old plaintive strain.

Hear that mournful melody,
It just haunts you the whole day long,
And you wander in dreams back to Dixie, it seems,
When you hear that old time song.

See also

• songs about banjos
• songs from the Midwestern States (US)
• state songs of the US
• state songs review
• Other Missouri songs
  • Meet Me in St. Louis
  • St. Louis Blues
• songs in 3
• songs with dotted eighth note – sixteenth note patterns

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Extras for Plus Members

• Song with chords (PDF)
• MIDI file
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