Sung with Tremendous Success by the "GREAT NINA"
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Sung with Great Success
by the
Phenominal Baritone
Will Thompson
or Primrose & Docksyader's
Minstrels.
"Sing Me a Song
of the South" (1899)
Pathetic
Descriptive
Ballad.
Words by
George A. Norton
Music by
James W. Gasey
Writers of
"In the Shenendoah Valley."
"Where is My Boy Tonight,"
ETC. ETC.
Norton & Casey's Latest and Best Effort,
"The Passion Flower"
A beautiful story ballad. A copy should be on every piano.

New York/Chicago/London: M. Witmark & Sons
Vienna-Leipzig: Josef Weinberger
Toronto: Canadian American Music Co. Ltd.
Plate No. 2237
[Source: 1899-MUM00682@Mississippi]

1. A well fought battle ended, a vict’ry nobly earned,
A woulded soldier lying where he fell,
Thinking of the mother, to whom he’ll ne’er return,
And  wond’ring who to her his fate would tell;
He called his comrades to him, his face was cold and white,
And well they knew death’s angel hovered near;
He said, “I’ll answer roll call, boys, far away tonight,
But one more Southern song I’d like to hear.”

CHORUS [sung after each VERSE]
“Sing me a song of the Sunny South,
One with a sweet refrain,
Sing me a song of Dixie Land,
That I may be happy again:
Sing me a sweet Southern melody,
Something of bygone days.
Sing one song of my Old Kentucky Home,
Sing me a song of the South.

2. All nature seemed to mourn him, for ev’rything was still,
Except the voices of his comrades nigh,
The song they sang so sweetly, was echoes by the hills,
That seemed to sadly murmur their reply;
At last the song was ended, but ere its echoes ceased,
They knew his spirit soul, had passed away;
And as they gentle lowered him, into the grave of peace,
Their thoughts were of his last request that day.