[Dixielandjazz] Origin of San

[david richoux]

It is one of many "Oriental Fox Trot"  songs that were quite popular
between the late 1890s and 1920s. The lyrics of the verse help place
it:

First Verse
King San of Senegal Sat on the shore At Bulamay, Singing a sad
refrain. To his dear queen who'd gone away, This was his lay.
Second Verse
One day the queen came home Saw San in sadness on the shore, Told him
she'd no more roam. Only her San would she adore, Then came this lore.
Chorus
Oh, sweet heart Lona, my darling Lona, Why have you gone away? You
said you loved me, But if you loved me, Why did you act this way? If I
had ever been untrue to you, What you have done would be the thing to
do; But my heart aches, dear, And it will break, dear, If you don't
come back home again to San!
Chorus 2
Oh, sweet heart Lona, my darling Lona, Have you come back to stay? You
said you loved me, I knew you loved me, I knew you'd | come some day.
If I had ever been untrue to you, What you have done would be the
thing to do; But now you're mine, dear, For all the time, dear, And
you're forgiven by your loving San!

I don't know if this is the original score artwork, but anyway :
 http://www.halcyondaysmusic.com/covers/august2001/san.JPG

Dave Richoux

On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Lynn Snider <lynnsnider at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Have being trying (to no avail) to find the origin of the title for the tune "San".
>> Can anyone assist?
>
> Many thanks.
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