A popular song from 1920
Words and music by John E. Broderick
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. I heard a Jazz band playing raggy melodies
And their harmonies surely seemed to pleeeaase
Until they played a lullaby my Mammy sang to me
Back in the days so dear to my memory
I felt that they were wrong
When they ragged that dear old song
I couldn’t help but ask them pleadingly
Chorus:
Please don’t Jazz my Mammy’s lullaby
Go to sleep my Baby, Wont you hushabye
I’ll always remember those dear old childhood days
And my dear old Mammy with her dear old fashioned ways
God love her, She would gently take me on her knee
And this lullaby she’d sing to me
She sang it to me sweetly ev’ry night
And believe me I know when it’s right
So please don’t Jazz my Mammy’s Lullaby
2. Perhaps these Jazz bands like to Jazz a lullaby
But I know that I surely can’t see why
Unless they think the melody sounds better played that way
But when they ragged a song that’s so dear to me
They spoiled its sweet refrain
And it filled my heart with pain
And now you’ll always hear me make this plea