Lyrics
(Louisiana Creole folk song)
Soon as we all cook sweet potatoes,
Sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes,
Soon as we all cook sweet potatoes,
Eat ‘em while they’re hot.
Soon as supper’s gone, Mama calls us,
Mama calls us, Mama calls us,
Soon as supper’s gone, Mama calls us,
Get along to bed.
Soon’s we touch our heads to the pillow,
To the pillow, to the pillow,
Soon’s we touch our heads to the pillow,
Go to sleep right smart.
Soon’s the rooster crows in the morning,
Crows in the morning, crows in the morning,
Soon’s the rooster crows in the morning,
Gotta wash our face.
See also
- Country: US / Southeast
- Subject: food
- Type: state songs
- Harmony: I, V
- Melody: low so / repeated tones
- Meter: 4
- Scale: pentachord
- Tones: s,drmfs
- Source: Share the Music, MacMillan McGraw-Hill, Grade 5, 1997
- PDF of the song with chords
- MIDI file of the melody
- MP3 file of the melody
