Waiting For The Robert E Lee

Waiting For The Robert E Lee
Best Version High Sierra Jazz Band (IMHO )
Key of C 2/4 Chromatic

<-1 2    3  <-1 2   3  <-1  
Way down on the lev-ee in
2   3  <-1 2   3  <3 
Old Al-ab- am- Y There's
-3  4  <3  -3  4  <3
Dad-dy and Mam-my there;s
-3  4    <3  -3  -4 5  -5   
Eph-riam and Sam-my on a
6    -5    5     -3  4   -3 
Moon light night you can find
3    2   -1    2    -2  <-2
Them all while they are wait-
-5  5   -4   4  <4  -5  -4 3  -2 
In' the ban-jos are syn-co-pa-tin
2      3    <-1     2   3
What's that they're say-in
2     3    <-1     2   3
Whats that they're say-in
-3    4    <3   -3   4 <3 
While they keep play-in
-3  4   <3  -3   -4 
Hum-min and sway-in
4   -5  6    -5 
Its the good ship
4   -3  4  -3 3      2    3
Rob-ert E Lee that's come to
4   4  4   -5  5   -5 5
Car-ry the cot-ton a-way

Key Change to F

-3    -5   -5    5   -3 -2 
Watch them shuff-lin a-long
-1  2    3     <-3 6  -5
See them shuff-lin a-long
5  -5   <-5  6    -5 
Go take your best Gal
5    <-3 <3 -3   4  <3  -3  4 
Real pal Go down to the lev-ee
<3 -3  4  <3  -3  4  -4 <-3 
I said to the Lev-ee and
-3   -5   -5  5  -3  -2  
Join that shu-ff-lin throng
-1   2    3   <-3 6  -5
Hear that mus-ic and song
5   -5  <-5  6    -5
Its sim-ply great mate
5    -5 6  5   -5  6
Wait-in on the lev-ee
5    -5  6  5   -5  5   5  -2
Wait-in for the Rob-ert E Lee