[Spoken Intro]

LOUIS ARMSTRONG: There's a guy coming up the street, look like he's from my hometown. Look like old Charlie Alexander, man. Well I believe it is my boy. What you say?

CHARLIE ALEXANDER: Well what you say, Dipper?

LA: Well what you know, Jim?

CA: Oh, nothing much boy

LA: How long you been up here, boy?

CA: Oh, I've been up here about... about a year and a half

LA: A year and a half? (laughs) Man, I've been up there a long time myself. I'm going back home

CA: Well go then

LA: I'm going. Get some of them red beans. You remember them [?] ? Get a load of this, this is where I'm going back

[Verse 1]
Oh, the pale moon's shining on the fields below
Darkies crooning soft and low
You needn't tell me, boy, because I know
It's sleepy time down south, mmm
[Verse 2]
The soft wind blowing through the pinewood trees
Folks down there live a life of ease
When old mammy falls upon her knees
It's sleepy time down south

[Bridge]
Oh, steamboats on the river coming or going
Splashing the night away
You hear those banjos ringing, the darkies are singing
They dance till the break of day

[Verse 3]
Dear old southland with his dreamy song
Take me back to the gal of [?]
Oh, how I love to hold her in my arms
When it's sleepy time down south