Jane Monroe.Copied by permission ofWm. Hall & Son, 547 Broadway, N. Y., owners of the copyright.It was down in Louisiana,Not many years ago,I fell in lub wid a pretty gal,And her name was Jane Monroe;Her eyes was bright as diamonds,Her teeth was white as snow—Oh, de prettiest gal I eber saw,Was charming Jane Monroe!CHORUS.But now she is far, far away,And we hear from her ebery day;And if she was here we’d have nothing to fear,For we darkies all lub her so gay.She was like a model,From her head down to her toe,And sprightly as de hopper grass,Was charming Jane Monroe.I’d rather be a slave for life,And hab de corn to hoe,Dan to be free, and lib widoutMy charming Jane Monroe.But now she is far, far away, &c.A darkey trader came one day,And bought my gal from me,And left me here alone to mournBeneaf de cypress-tree;It fill’d my heart wid grief an’ pain,To think dey’d treat me so,But I live in hopes to meet againMy charming Jane Monroe.But now she far, far away, &c.
Copied by permission ofWm. Hall & Son, 547 Broadway, N. Y., owners of the copyright.
It was down in Louisiana,Not many years ago,I fell in lub wid a pretty gal,And her name was Jane Monroe;Her eyes was bright as diamonds,Her teeth was white as snow—Oh, de prettiest gal I eber saw,Was charming Jane Monroe!CHORUS.But now she is far, far away,And we hear from her ebery day;And if she was here we’d have nothing to fear,For we darkies all lub her so gay.She was like a model,From her head down to her toe,And sprightly as de hopper grass,Was charming Jane Monroe.I’d rather be a slave for life,And hab de corn to hoe,Dan to be free, and lib widoutMy charming Jane Monroe.But now she is far, far away, &c.A darkey trader came one day,And bought my gal from me,And left me here alone to mournBeneaf de cypress-tree;It fill’d my heart wid grief an’ pain,To think dey’d treat me so,But I live in hopes to meet againMy charming Jane Monroe.But now she far, far away, &c.
It was down in Louisiana,Not many years ago,I fell in lub wid a pretty gal,And her name was Jane Monroe;Her eyes was bright as diamonds,Her teeth was white as snow—Oh, de prettiest gal I eber saw,Was charming Jane Monroe!CHORUS.But now she is far, far away,And we hear from her ebery day;And if she was here we’d have nothing to fear,For we darkies all lub her so gay.She was like a model,From her head down to her toe,And sprightly as de hopper grass,Was charming Jane Monroe.I’d rather be a slave for life,And hab de corn to hoe,Dan to be free, and lib widoutMy charming Jane Monroe.But now she is far, far away, &c.A darkey trader came one day,And bought my gal from me,And left me here alone to mournBeneaf de cypress-tree;It fill’d my heart wid grief an’ pain,To think dey’d treat me so,But I live in hopes to meet againMy charming Jane Monroe.But now she far, far away, &c.
It was down in Louisiana,Not many years ago,I fell in lub wid a pretty gal,And her name was Jane Monroe;Her eyes was bright as diamonds,Her teeth was white as snow—Oh, de prettiest gal I eber saw,Was charming Jane Monroe!
It was down in Louisiana,
Not many years ago,
I fell in lub wid a pretty gal,
And her name was Jane Monroe;
Her eyes was bright as diamonds,
Her teeth was white as snow—
Oh, de prettiest gal I eber saw,
Was charming Jane Monroe!
CHORUS.
But now she is far, far away,And we hear from her ebery day;And if she was here we’d have nothing to fear,For we darkies all lub her so gay.
But now she is far, far away,
And we hear from her ebery day;
And if she was here we’d have nothing to fear,
For we darkies all lub her so gay.
She was like a model,From her head down to her toe,And sprightly as de hopper grass,Was charming Jane Monroe.I’d rather be a slave for life,And hab de corn to hoe,Dan to be free, and lib widoutMy charming Jane Monroe.But now she is far, far away, &c.
She was like a model,
From her head down to her toe,
And sprightly as de hopper grass,
Was charming Jane Monroe.
I’d rather be a slave for life,
And hab de corn to hoe,
Dan to be free, and lib widout
My charming Jane Monroe.
But now she is far, far away, &c.
A darkey trader came one day,And bought my gal from me,And left me here alone to mournBeneaf de cypress-tree;It fill’d my heart wid grief an’ pain,To think dey’d treat me so,But I live in hopes to meet againMy charming Jane Monroe.But now she far, far away, &c.
A darkey trader came one day,
And bought my gal from me,
And left me here alone to mourn
Beneaf de cypress-tree;
It fill’d my heart wid grief an’ pain,
To think dey’d treat me so,
But I live in hopes to meet again
My charming Jane Monroe.
But now she far, far away, &c.