His Name Was Coalhouse Walker

His Name Was Coalhouse Walker - Brian Stokes Mitchell/Duane Martin Foster/Ralph Deaton/Darlene Bel Grayson/Keith LaMelle/Monica Patton/Vanessa Townsell-Crisp/Leon Williams/Ragtime Ensemble

His name was Coalhouse Walker

Was a native of St Louis some years before

When he heard the music of old Scott Joplin

In St Louis

Bought himself some piano lessons

Working as a stevedore

Here was a music

That truly inspired him

Dancers required him

Club owners hired him

The strivers of Harlem

Respected and admired him

For turning Harlem into art

But Coalhouse had a broken heart

The good Lord looked down saw me lonely and loveless

And thought to himself

And thought to himself enough is enough is enough I'm putting

Sarah in Coalhouse's life

Sung

And he did

This wasn't a woman this was an angel a gift of God

Coalhouse loved this woman but not wisely and not

Too well she left me without a word or trace there was

No pity for me

None whatsoever Coalhouse

Now she is haunting me

Just like a melody

The only song I seem to know

Sarah my life has changed

Sarah I miss you so

Sarah I did you wrong

Sarah where did you go

And then this morning the miracle happened I found

Out where she is and I'm going to do my d**nedest to

See she takes me back