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Unexpectedly (1922)
Words by James H. Burris; Music by Perry Bradford

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Dixie Lost and Heaven Gained One Precious Angel Child (1921)
Jim Burris and Happy Wesley Holmes

 

The Insect Ball (1919)
Words by Jim Burris; Melody by H. Qualli Clark

 

Coolin' the Coffee Pot (1917)
Words by James H. Burris; Music by Chris Smith

 

Mamma, Mamma, Mamma, I Doubly Do Love You (1917)
Words by James Burris; Music by Jack Wells & Pete Wendling

 

Dabble Dabble Dance from Zanzibar (1916)
Words by James Burris; Music by Chris Smith

 

It's a Pretty Thing (1916)
Words by Jim Burris; Music by Chris Smith

 

Shoot the Rabbit (1916)
Words by Jim Burris; Music by Chris Smith

 

Goofer Dust (1915)
Words by Jim Burris; Music by Chris Smith

 

You Didn't Give it to Me (1915)
Words by Jim Burris; Music by Chris Smith

 

I have Shed My Last Tears For You (1914)
Words by N.H. Jefferson; Music by Jim Burris & Chris Smith

 

At the Fox Trot Ball (1914)
Words by Jim Burris; Music by Chris Smith

 

Fifty-Fifty (1914)
Words by Jim Burris; Music by Chris Smith

Appeared in:
Tintypes at the John Golden Theatre (1980)

 

All the Lovin' that I had for You is Gone, Gone, Gone (1913)
Words by James Burris; Music by Will Carrington

 

Always Forever and Always (1913)
Words by Anna Deston; Music by Jim Burris & Chris Smith

 

A Wise Old Mosquito (1913)
Words by Jim Burris, Music by Chris Smith

 

Ballin' the Jack (1913)
Words by Jim Burris; Music by Chris Smith

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I've Got the Blues But I'm Too Blamed Mean to Cry (1912)
Words by James Burris; Music by Chris Smith

 

V-I-R-G-I-N-I-A (1911)
Words by Jim Burris; Music by Chris Smith

Appeared in:
Dr. Beans from Boston

 

What Did I Say That For? (1911)
Words by Jim Burris; Music by Will H. Vodery

Appeared in:
Dr. Beans from Boston

 

Constantly (1910)
Words by Smith & Burris; Music by Bert Williams

Appeared in:
Big Business Girl with Loretta Young (1931)
Ziegfeld Follies Live produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. with Fanny Brice (1910)

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Come After Breakfast Bring 'Long Your Lunch And Leave 'Fore Supper Time (1910)
Words by Jim Burris; Music by James Tim Brymn & Chris Smith

Appeared in:
His Honor the Barber

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Captain Dandelion (1909)
Composed by James Tim Brymn, Chris Smith & James Burris

Appeared in:
His Honor the Barber

 

Consolation Lane (1909)
Composed by James Tim Brymn, Chris Smith & James Burris

Appeared in:
His Honor the Barber

 

Cornshucking Time (1909)
Words & Music by Brymn, Smith & James Burris

Appeared in:
His Honor the Barber

 

In Watermelon Time (1909)
Words by Jim Burris; Music by Chris Smith

Appeared in:
His Honor the Barber

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Isle of Love (1909)
Words & Music by Brymn, Smith & James Burris

Appeared in:
His Honor the Barber

 

Merry Widow Brown (1909)
Words & Music by Brymn, Smith & James Burris

Appeared in:
His Honor the Barber

 

No Use Working All the Time (1909)
Words & Music by Brymn, Smith & James Burris

Appeared in:
His Honor the Barber

 

Pickaninny Crying in the Moon (1909)
Composed by James Tim Brymn, Chris Smith & James Burris

Appeared in:
His Honor the Barber

 

Rip Van Winkle was a Lucky Man: but Adam had Him Beat a Mile (1909)
Words by James H. Burris; Music by Chris Smith

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Slip on Your Gingham Gown (1909)
Words by James Burris; Music by Chris Smith

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There's a Big Cry-Baby in the Moon (1909)
Words & Music by Brymn, Smith & James Burris

Appeared in:
His Honor the Barber

 

Trans-Mag-Ni-Fi-Can-Bam-Dam-U-Ality, or (C-A-T Spells "Cat") (1909)
Words by James Burris; Music by Chris Smith

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What's What? And Who's Who? (1909)
Words by Jim Burris; Music by Chris Smith

 

Affection (1905)
Words by James Burris; Music by Chris Smith

 

I ain't going to tell you, how I got here (1905)
Words by James Burris

 

Mandy, You and Me (1905)
Composed by James Henry Burris & Chris Smith

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Nobody has More Trouble than Me (1905)
Words by James H. Burris; Music by Chris Smith

 

Shame on You (1904)
Words by James Burris; Music by Chris Smith

 

My Little Dinah Lee (1903)
Words by James Burris; Music by Tom Lemonier

 

'Taint No Disgrace to Run, When You're Skeered (1903)
Words by James Burris; Music by Ernest Hogan and Chris Smith

 

All the Wrongs You've Done to Me
Composed by James Henry Burris, Edgar Dowell & Chris Smith

Appeared on:
Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography - Louis Armstrong (1957)

 

Cootie Stomp
Words by James Burris; Music by Chris Smith

 

Cousin of Mine
James Burris and Chris Smith

 

Dat Ain't the Kind of Grub I've Been Getting Home
Words by James Burris; Music by Chris Smith

 

Forget Me
Words by Jim Burris; Music by Chris Smith

 

Ghost of the Blues
Words by Jim Burris; Music by James Tim Brymn, Chris Smith

 

Haste Makes Waste
Jim Burris

 

I Love that Kinda Carryin' On
Jim Burris

 

I'm Gone, Dats All
Words by Jim Burris; Music by Perry Bradford

 

Right Church
Jim Burris and Chris Smith

 

Take 'Em to the Door
Words by Jim Burris; Music by James Tim Brymn, Chris Smith

 

'Tain't No Place for Me
Jim Burris

 

You Didn't Give It To Me
Words by Jim Burris; Music by Chris Smith