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    Sail Away Ladies

     

    Ain’t no use to sit and cry;  Sail away ladies, sail away.

    You’ll all be angels by and by;  Sail away ladies, sail away.

     

    Refrain:  Don’t you rock em’ die-dy-o,

                    Don’t you rock em’ die-dy-o,

                    Don’t you rock em’ die-dy-o,

                    Don’t you rock em’ die-dy-o.

     

    I’ve got a home in Tennessee;  Sail away ladies, sail away.

    That’s the place I want to be;  Sail away ladies, sail away.

     

    If ever I get my new house done;  Sail away ladies, sail away.

    I’ll give the old one to my son;  Sail away ladies, sail away

     

    Come along and go with me;  Sail away ladies, sail away.

    We’ll all go down to Tennessee;  Sail away ladies, sail away.

     

    Ain’t no use to sit and cry;  Sail away ladies, sail away.

    You’ll all be angels by and by;  Sail away ladies, sail away.

     

     

    This delightful dance tune was popularized by Uncle Dave Macon at the Grand Ole Op’ry in 1925.