Angelina Baker (2nd pos)

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ANGELINA BAKER 2nd pos
Trad. folk song
Key: G
Time: 2/4
Harp: C

-3 -3  -3  -3'3  -3   3   2   3
-7 -7  -7  -6 6  -7   6   5   6
A-way down on de old plan-ta-tion, 

 -3'   -1   4 -3   -3'
 -6    -4   7 -7   -6
Dah's where I was born, 

-3'-3  -3  -3' 3   -3    3  2  3
-6 -7  -7  -6  6   -7    6  5  6
I used to beat de whole cre-a-tion 

-3' -3' -3 -3' 3
-6  -6  -7 -6  6
hoe-in' in de corn: 

-1  -3 -3  -3'  3  -3  3  2
-4  -7 -7  -6   6  -7  6  5
Oh! den I work and den I sing 

3  -3' -1  4  -3 -3'
6  -6  -4  7  -7 -6
So hap-py all de day. 

 -3' -3 -3 -3'3  -3  3   2
 -6  -7 -7 -6 6  -7  6   5
Till An-ge-li-na Ba-ker came 

 3   -3'  -3' -3  -3' 3
 6   -6   -6  -7  -6  6
and stole my heart a-way. 

chorus 

-1 -1 -1 -1 2   3
-4 -4 -4 -4 5   6
An-ge-li-na Ba-ker! 

-1 -1 -1 -1 2    3    -3...
-4 -4 -4 -4 5    6    -6...
An-ge-li-na Ba-ker's gone, 

-3'  -3  -3  -3' 3   -3  3  2
-6   -7  -7  -6  6   -7  6  5
She left me here to weep a tear 

 3   -3' -3'-3'-3  -3'  3
 6   -6  -6 -6 -7  -6   6
and beat on de old jaw bone.