Angelina Baker (hi-lo)

by Trad. folk song

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ANGELINA BAKER hi-lo
Trad. folk song
Key: G
Time: 2/4

5  5   5   -4 4   5   4   -3' 4
8  8   8   -8 7   8   7   -6  7
A-way down on de old plan-ta-tion, 

 -4     3  -5  5   -4
 -8     6  -9  8   -8
Dah's where I was born, 

-4 5   5   -4  4    5    4 -3' 4
-8 8   8   -8  7    8    7 -6  7
I used to beat de whole cre-a-tion 

-4  -4  5  -4  4
-8  -8  8  -8  7
hoe-in' in de corn: 

3    5  5  -4   4   5  4  -3'
6    8  8  -8   7   8  7  -6
Oh! den I work and den I sing 

4  -4  3  -5  5  -4
7  -8  6  -9  8  -8
So hap-py all de day. 

 -4  5  5  -4 4  5   4   -3'
 -8  8  8  -8 7  8   7   -6
Till An-ge-li-na Ba-ker came 

 4   -4   -4   5  -4  4
 7   -8   -8   8  -8  7
and stole my heart a-way. 

chorus 

3  3  3  3  -3' 4
6  6  6  6  -6  7
An-ge-li-na Ba-ker! 

3  3  3  3  -3'  4    -4...
6  6  6  6  -6   7    -8...
An-ge-li-na Ba-ker's gone, 

-4   5   5   -4  4   5   4  -3'
-8   8   8   -8  7   8   7  -6
She left me here to weep a tear 

 4   -4  -4 -4  5  -4   4
 7   -8  -8 -8  8  -8   7
and beat on de old jaw bone.