Dusky Stevedore

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Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra

Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra was a musical group led by the American jazz saxophonist, Frankie Trumbauer. Trumbauer was known for his unique playing style on the C-melody saxophone and was a prominent figure in the jazz and big band era of the 1920s and 1930s. The orchestra gained popularity for their innovative arrangements and improvisations and had a significant influence on the development of jazz music during that time. more »

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Have you ever stood beneath a Dixie sky,
Seen those steamboats
with their cargoes loaded high;
Watched a happy husky dusky having fun,
Toiling daily in the balzing sun.

He's just a Stevedore,
Down on that Swanee shore,
Working and singing a song;
He's dusky brow is wet,
He doesn't mind the sweat,
Ascuffaling all the day long;
See his ragtime scuffaling gait.
Happy 'cause he's handling freight,
The leevee's heaven for,
The Dusky Stevedore.
Working and singing a song.

He's just a Stevedore.
Down on that Swanee shore,
Working and singing a song;
It's just those songs he sings.
That make his cares take wings,
They help ease the hours along.
Tho' his life's one rocky road,
He croons tunes that lighten his load,
Why can't we all be more
Like that old Stevedore,
Working and singing a song.

On the levee, ev'ry day's a perfect day,
Nature taught him how to laugh his cares away.
Just a grown up child who's happy all the while,
Even when he's weary he can smile.

He's just a Stevedore,
Down on that Swanee shore,
Working and singing a song;
He's dusky brow is wet,
He doesn't mind the sweat,
Ascuffaling all the day long;
See his ragtime scuffaling gait.
Happy 'cause he's handling freight,
The leevee's heaven for,
The Dusky Stevedore.
Working and singing a song.

He's just a Stevedore.
Down on that Swanee shore,
Working and singing a song;
It's just those songs he sings.
That make his cares take wings,
They help ease the hours along.
Tho' his life's one rocky road,
He croons tunes that lighten his load,
Why can't we all be more
Like that old Stevedore,
Working and singing a song.

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