What key is "Rock-a-bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody" in?

"Rock-a-bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody" by Al Jolson is in the key of C with a tempo of 120 BPM. Difficulty: easy.

Is "Rock-a-bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody" easy to play on piano?

Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.

Can I play "Rock-a-bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody" without reading sheet music?

Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

Lyrics

(C)Rock a bye your ba by (Em7)with a (Dm7)Dix ie (G7)mel o dy.

(Dm7)When you (G7)croon, (Dm7)croon a (G7)tune (C)from the (Am)heart of (D7)Dix ie.

Just hang my cra dle, mam my, mine,

right on that Mas on (A7)Dix on Line.

And swing it (Am)from Vir gin ia to Ten nes see with all the love that’s in ya.

(C)Weep no more my la dy, (Em7)sing that (Dm7)song a (G7)gain for me.

And Old Black Joe

just as though you (E7)had me on your knee.

A mil lion ba by kiss es I’ll de liv er the min ute that you sing the “Swan ee (G7)Riv (G)er.” (C)Rock a bye your rock a bye ba by with a (D7)Dix ie (G7)mel o (C)dy.

(C)Rock a bye your ba by (Em7)with a (Dm7)Dix ie (G7)mel o dy.

(Dm7)When you (G7)croon, (Dm7)croon a (G7)tune (C)from the (Am)heart of (D7)Dix ie.

Just hang my cra dle, mam my, mine,

right on that Mas on (A7)Dix on Line.

And swing it (Am)from Vir gin ia to Ten nes see with all the love that’s in ya.

(C)Weep no more my la dy, (Em7)sing that (Dm7)song a (G7)gain for me.

And Old Black Joe

just as though you (E7)had me on your knee.

A mil lion ba by kiss es I’ll de liv er the min ute that you sing the “Swan ee (G7)Riv (G)er.” (C)Rock a bye your rock a bye ba by with a (D7)Dix ie (G7)mel o (C)dy.

(C)dy!

Rock-a-bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody by Al Jolson

Easy piano arrangement in the key of C at 120 BPM. Difficulty: easy. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.

About “Rock-a-bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody”

What key is "Rock-a-bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody" in?: "Rock-a-bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody" by Al Jolson is in the key of C with a tempo of 120 BPM. Difficulty: easy.
Is "Rock-a-bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody" easy to play on piano?: Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.
Can I play "Rock-a-bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody" without reading sheet music?: Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

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Rock-a-bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody by Al Jolson

About “Rock-a-bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody”

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