Transcribed from Rosa Henderson and the Choo Choo
Jazzers, vocals by Rosa Henderson, recorded 9/1924.
From Rosa
Henderson: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, vol. 3 (1924-1926),
Document Records, DOCD-5403.
Copyright is owned by Warner Bros.
In old Savannah, I said Savannah,
The weather there is nice and warm!
The climate's of a Southern brand,
But here's what I don't understand:
They got a gal there, a pretty
gal there,
Who's colder than an Arctic storm,
She's got a heart just like a stone,
Even the ice men leave her alone!
They call her Hard Hearted Hannah,
The vamp of Savannah,
The meanest gal in town;
Leather is tough, but Hannah's
heart is tougher,
She's a gal who loves to see men
suffer!
To tease 'em, and thrill 'em, to
torture and kill 'em,
Is her delight, they say,
I saw her at the seashore with
a great big can,
There was Hannah pouring water
on a drownding man!
She's Hard Hearted Hannah, the
vamp of Savannah, GA!
They call her Hard Hearted Hannah,
The vamp of Savannah,
The meanest gal in town;
Talk of your cold, refrigeratin'
mama,
Brother, she's a polar bear's pajama!
To tease 'em, and thrill 'em, to
torture and kill 'em,
Is her delight, they say,
An evening spent with Hannah sittin'
on your knees,
Is like drivin' through Alaska
in your BVDs.
She's just Hard Hearted Hannah,
the vamp of Savannah, GA!
Published 6/3/00.
Updated 1/28/02.
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