Sing Out!
All Time and Old Time Favourites
For Senior Citizens
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Table of Contents
Introduction and Acknowledgements
I DREAM OF JEANIE WITH THE LIGHT BROWN HAIR
GOOD-NIGHT, LADIES
AURA LEE
ALL THE NICE GIRLS LOVE A SAILOR
EASTER PARADE
WHEN YOU'RE SMILING
IN THE SHADE OF THE OLD APPLE TREE
I WANT TO BE HAPPY
SHINE ON HARVEST MOON
SMILES
YOU'RE THE CREAM IN MY COFFEE
I'VE GOT A LUVERLY BUNCH OF COCONUTS
FIVE FOOT TWO, EYES OF BLUE
BILLY BOY
APRIL SHOWERS
I'VE GOT SIXPENCE
CLEMENTINE
LILLI MARLENE
MOCKIN' BIRD HILL
OH DEAR! WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE
IT'S A LONG, LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY
THE HAPPY WANDERER
HARRIGAN, THAT'S ME
IN A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN
GIMME A LITTLE KISS, WILL YA, HUH?
ROAD TO MANDALAY
SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD
MARCHING ALONG TOGETHER
MARGIE
HOME SWEET HOME
WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES
HARBOR LIGHTS
TILL WE MEET AGAIN
THE MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE
THE BAND PLAYED ON
THERE'S A LONG, LONG TRAIL
MEMORIES
LOVE'S OLD SWEET SONG
LET A SMILE BE YOUR UMBRELLA
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER
DRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE EYES
KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING
I WONDER WHAT'S BECOME OF SALLY
DIXIE
AFTER THE BALL
CUDDLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER
CAROLINA IN THE MORNING
AIN'T WE GOT FUN
LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY
DID YOU EVER SEE A DREAM WALKING
I"M LOOKING OVER A FOUR LEAF CLOVER
I WANT A GIRL
WAIT TILL THE SUN SHINES NELLIE
BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO AND PARODY - "CHESTER"
WHEN YOU WORE A TULIP
WAY DOWN UPON THE SWANEE RIVER
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK
MARY
BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON
SUNNY SIDE UP
BEAUTIFUL DREAMER
BILL BAILEY, WON"T YOU PLEASE COME HOME
WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG MAGGIE
NELLIE GRAY
I'M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES
BABY FACE
DARKTOWN STRUTTERS' BALL
Introduction and Acknowledgements
For some time we have been aware that the enjoyment of music has not always been possible for many
groups since the song sheets and books available are set in a size of type far too small. Accordingly,
in 1970 we decided to develop a large-print song book for Homes for the Aged, Elderly Persons'
Centres, Senior Citizens' Clubs and other meeting places.
We are grateful to the many residents, members and staff of Homes, Clubs and Centres whose
recommendations and contributions have helped us compile a meaningful collection of songs for senior
citizens in Ontario. It should be noted that only the lyrics are shown in this large-print song book.
The music for this volume has been compiled by residents of Markhaven with the assistance of a New
Horizons grant. It may be ordered directly from Markhaven, Markham, Ontario.
In addition the Senior Citizens' Branch and Office on Aging of the Ministry of Community and Social
Services financially supports all facilities operating under legislation administered by the Ministry
to purchase original sheet music, song books, special vocal and musical arrangements for the programs
and activities of Homes and Centres.
Our sincere thanks to members of the Canadian Music Publishers' Association, the National
Publishers' Association Incorporated and all the publishers who have allowed us to secure
notices, and subsequently include their songs in Sing Out! Every reasonable care has been
trace the ownership of copyright material included in this song book. Songs in the Public
been noted.
Music
copyright
taken to
Domain have
Since the first printing of the song book, several songs have been deleted because their copyrights
could not be obtained; the numbering system has been retained to facilitate individuals using the
original versions to follow along in their copies.
We trust you will enjoy using Sing Out! All Time and Old Favourites in your Homes, Clubs and Centres.
Lawrence Crawford
Director
Senior Citizens' Branch and Office on Aging
I DREAM OF JEANIE WITH THE LIGHT BROWN HAIR
I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair,
Borne like a vapor on the summer air;
I see her tripping where the bright streams play,
Happy as the daisies that dance on her way.
Many were the wild notes her merry voice would pour,
Many were the blithe birds that warbled them o'er;
I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair,
Floating like a vapor on the soft summer air.
I sighed for Jeanie but her light form strayed,
Far from the fond hearts round her native glade;
Her smiles have vanished and her sweet songs flown,
Fitting like dreams that have cheered us and gone.
Now the nodding wild flow'rs may wither on the shore,
While her gentle fingers will cull them no more;
I sigh for Jeanie with the light brown hair,
Floating like a vapor on the soft summer air.
GOOD-NIGHT, LADIES
Good-night, Ladies! Good-night, Ladies! Good-night, Ladies!
We're going to leave you now.
Merrily we roll along, roll along, roll along,
Merrily we roll along, o'er the deep blue sea.
AURA LEE
As the blackbird in the Spring,
'Neath the willow tree
Sat and piped, I heard him sing,
Singing Aura Lee
CHORUS:
Aura Lee, Aura Lee
Maid with golden hair
Sunshine came along with thee,
And swallows in the air.
On her check the rose was born;
'Twas music when she spake;
In her eyes the rays of morn,
With sudden splendor break.
CHORUS:
ALL THE NICE GIRLS LOVE A SAILOR
All the nice girls love a sailor,
All the nice girls love a tar;
For there's something about a sailor Well, you know what sailors are!
Bright and breezy, free and easy,
He's the ladies' pride and joy
Falls in love with Kate and Jane,
Then he's off to sea again Ship Ahoy! Ship Ahoy!
EASTER PARADE
(Words & Music by Irving Berlin)
In your Easter bonnet,
With all the frills upon it,
You'll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade.
I'll be all in clover:
And when they look you over,
I'll be the proudest fellow in the Easter Parade.
On the avenue, Fifth Avenue;
The photographers will snap us,
And you'll find that you're in the rotogravure;
I could write a sonnet,
About your Easter bonnet,
And of the girl I'm taking to the Easter Parade.
WHEN YOU'RE SMILING
When you're smiling, when you're smiling,
The whole world smiles with you;
When you're laughing, when you're laughing,
The sun comes shining through;
And when you're crying, you bring on the rain,
So stop your crying, be happy again;
Keep on smiling, 'cause when you're smiling The whole world smiles with you!
IN THE SHADE OF THE OLD APPLE TREE
In the shade of the old apple tree,
Where the love in your eyes I could see,
When the voice that I heard,
Like the song of the bird,
Seem'd to whisper sweet music to me;
I could hear the dull buzz of the bee,
In the blossoms as you said to me,
With a heart that is true,
I'll be waiting for you,
In the shade of the old apple tree I WANT TO BE HAPPY
I want to be happy,
But I won't be happy
Till I make you happy, too.
Life's really worth living
When we are mirth giving Why can't I give some to you?
When skys are gray
And you say you are blue.
I'll send the sun smiling through,
I want to be happy
But I won't be happy
Till I make you happy, too.
SHINE ON HARVEST MOON
Shine on, shine on harvest moon
Up in the sky,
I ain't had no lovin'
Since January, February, June or July
Snow time ain't no time to stay
Outdoors and spoon,
So shine on, shine on harvest moon,
For me and my gal.
SMILES
There are smiles that make us happy,
There are smiles that make us blue,
There are smiles that steal away the teardrops
As the sunshine steals away the dew:
There are smiles that have a tender meaning,
That the eyes of love alone may see,
But the smiles that fill my life with sunshine
Are the smiles that you give to me.
YOU'RE THE CREAM IN MY COFFEE
(Words and Music by: B. G. DeSylva, Lew Brown & Ray Henderson)
You're the cream in my coffee,
You're the salt in my stew.
You will always be my necessity,
I'd be lost without you.
You're the starch in my collar,
You're the lace in my shoe,
You will always be my necessity,
I'd be lost without you.
Most men tell love-tales
And each phrase dove-tails.
You've heard each known way,
This way is my own way.
You're the sail of my love-boat,
You're the captain and crew,
You will always be my necessity
I'd be lost without you.
I'VE GOT A LUVERLY BUNCH OF COCONUTS
I've got a luverly bunch of coconuts,
There they are, a-standing in a row;
Big ones, small ones, some as big as yer 'ead Give 'em a twist, a flick of the wrist,
That's what the showman said. He said:
I've got a luverly bunch of coconuts;
Every ball I throw will make me rich There stands me wife, the idol of me life,
Singing, Roll-a-bowl-a-ball-a-penny-a-pitch!
Singing, Roll-a-bowl-a-ball-a-penny-a-pitch!
Singing, Roll-a-bowl-a-ball-a-penny-a-pitch!
Roll-a-bowl-a-ball! Roll-a-bowl-a-ball!
Singing roll-a-bowl-a-ball-a-penny-a-pitch!
FIVE FOOT TWO, EYES OF BLUE
(HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY GAL)
Five foot two, eyes of blue
But oh, what those five foot could do,
Has anybody seen my girl?
Turned up nose, turned down hose,
Never had no other beaus,
Has anybody seen my girl?
Now if you run into a five foot two,
Covered with fur,
Diamond rings and all those things,
Bet-cha life it isn't her,
But could she love, could she woo?
Could she, could she could she coo?
Has anybody seen my girl?
BILLY BOY
Oh, where have you been,
Billy boy, Billy boy,
Oh, where have you been, charming Billy?
I have been to seek a wife,
She's the joy of my life,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
Did she bid you to come in
Billy boy, Billy boy,
Did she bid you to come in, charming Billy?
Yes. She bade me to come in
There's a dimple on her chin,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
APRIL SHOWERS
Though April showers may come your way,
They bring the flowers that bloom in May,
So if it's raining, have no regret,
Because it isn't raining rain you know,
It's raining violets
And when you see clouds up on the hill,
You soon will see crowds of daffodils,
So keep on looking for a bluebird,
And listening for his song,
Whenever April showers come along.
I'VE GOT SIXPENCE
(Words and Music by Cox, Box and Hall)
I've got sixpence, jolly, jolly sixpence,
I've got sixpence to last me all my life.
I've got tuppence to spend and tuppence to lend
And tuppence to send home to my wife, poor wife.
No cares have I to grieve me,
No pretty little girls to deceive me.
I'm happy as a king, believe me,
As we go rolling, rolling home.
Rolling home, (Rolling home)
Rolling home, (Rolling home)
By the light of the silvery moon.
Happy is the day when a soldier gets his pay
As we go rolling, rolling home.
CLEMENTINE
In a cavern, by a canyon,
Excavating for a mine,
Dwelt a miner, Forty-niner,
And his daughter, Clementine.
CHORUS:
Oh, my darling, Oh, my darling,
Oh, my darling Clementine,
Thou are lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Light she was and like a fairy,
And her shoes were number nine,
Herring boxes without topses.
Sandals were for Clementine.
CHORUS:
Drove her ducklings to the water
Every morning just at nine,
Stuck her foot against a splinter,
Fell into the foaming brine.
CHORUS:
LILLI MARLENE
by Hans Leip, Norbert Schultze and Tommie Conner
Underneath the lantern by the barrack gate.
Darling I remember the way you used to wait;
"Twas there that you whispered tenderly,
That you loved me, you'd always be,
My Lilli of the Lamplight,
My own Lilli Marlene.
Time would come for roll call, Time for us to part.
Darling I'd caress you and press you to my heart.
And there 'neath that far off lantern light,
I'd hold you tight, we'd kiss goodnight,
My Lilli of the Lamplight,
My own Lilli Marlene.
Orders came for sailing, somewhere over there,
All confined to barracks, was more than I could bear;
I knew you were waiting in the street,
I heard your feet, but could not meet;
My Lilli of the Lamplight,
My own Lilli Marlene.
Resting in a billet just behind the line,
Even tho' we're parted your lips are close to mine;
You wait where that lantern softly gleams,
Your sweet face seems to haunt my dreams,
My Lilli of the Lamplight,
My own Lilli Marlene.
MOCKIN' BIRD HILL
When the sun in the mornin' peeps over the hill,
And kisses the roses' round my window sill;
Then my heart fills with gladness when I hear the trill,
Of the birds in the tree tops on Mockin' Bird Hill.
CHORUS:
Tra-la-la twittle-dee-dee-dee
It gives me a thrill,
To wake up in the mornin' to the
Mockin' birds trill;
Tra-la-la twittle-dee-dee-dee
There's peace and goodwill,
You're welcome as the flowers
On Mockin' Bird Hill.
Got a three-cornered plow and an acre to till,
And a mule that I bought for a ten dollar bill;
There's a tumble-down sliack and a rusty old mill,
But it's my home sweet home up on Mockin' Bird Hill.
CHORUS:
When it's late in the evening, I climb up the hill,
And survey my kingdom while everything's still:
Only me and the sky and an old whip-poor-will,
Sing-in' songs in the twilight on Mockin' Bird Hill.
CHORUS:
OH DEAR! WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE
CHORUS:
Oh dear! What can the matter be,
Oh dear! What can the matter be,
Oh dear! What can the matter be,
Johnny's so long at the fair?
He promised to buy me a beautiful faring,
A gay bit of lace that the lassies are wearingHe promised he'd buy me a bunch of new ribbons
To tie up my bonnie brown hair.
CHORUS:
He promised to buy me a basket of posies,
A garland of lilies, a wreath of red roses,
A little straw hat to set off the new ribbons
That tie up my bonnie brown hair.
CHORUS:
IT'S A LONG, LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY
(Words & Music by: Jack Judge & Harry Williams)
It's a long way to Tipperary
It's a long way to go
It's a long way to Tipperary
To the sweetest girl I know
Goodbye Piccadilly
Farewell Leicester Square
It's a long long way to Tipperary
But my heart's right there.
THE HAPPY WANDERER
Words by Antonio Ridge and Music by Friedrick Moller.
I love to go awandering,
Along the mountain track,
And as I go, I love to sing,
My knapsack on my back.
CHORUS:
Valderi, Valdera, Valderi,
Valde ra ha ha ha ha ha
Valderi, Valdera,
My knapsack on my back.
I love to wander by the stream
That dances in the sun,
So joyously it calls to me,
"Come! Join my happy song!"
CHORUS:
I wave my hat to all I meet,
And they wave back to me,
And blackbirds call so loud and sweet
From ev'ry green wood tree.
HARRIGAN, THAT'S ME
H, A double R, I, G - A - N
spells HARRIGAN,
Proud of all the Irish blood that's in me.
Divil the man who says a word agin' me.
H, A double R, I, G - A - N you see,
'Tis a name that no shame ever has been connected with,
HARRIGAN - That's me!
IN A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN
It's only a shanty in old Shanty Town,
The roof is so slanty it touches the ground:
But my tumbled down shack by the old railroad track
Like a millionaire's mansion is calling me back.
I'd give up a palace if I were a king;
It's more than a palace, it's my everything.
There's a queen waiting there with a silvery crown
In a shanty in old Shanty Town.
GIMME A LITTLE KISS, WILL YA, HUH?
Gimme a little kiss, Will ya, huh?
What are ya gonna miss, Will ya, huh?
Gosh! Oh, gee! Why do you refuse?
I can't see what you've got to lose,
Gimme a little squeeze, Will ya, huh?
Why do you wanna make me blue,
I wouldn't say a word if I were asking for the world
But what's a little kiss
Between a fellow and his girl?
So, gimme a little kiss will ya liuh?
And I'll give it right back to you.
ROAD TO MANDALAY
Come you back to Mandalay
Where the old flotilla lay,
Can't you 'ear their paddles chunkin'
From Rangoon to Mandalay?
On the road to Mandalay
Where the flyin' fishes play,
And the dawn comes up like thunder
Out of China 'cross the bay.
SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD
Darling I am growing old,
Silver threads among the gold,
Shine upon my brow to-day,
Life is fading fast away,
But my darling you will be, (will be)
Always young and fair to me,
Yes! My darling you will be,
Always young and fair to me.
CHORUS:
Darling I am growing, growing old,
Silver threads among the gold
Shine upon my brow to-day:
Life is fading fast away.
MARCHING ALONG TOGETHER
Marching along together
Sharing ev'ry smile and tear.
Marching along together,
Whistling till the skies are clear.
Swinging along the highway,
Over the road that's wide,
Without a bugle, without a drum
We mean to chase the jinx.
Oh rum-ti-diddle-di here we come,
We're happy hinkey dinks.
Marching along together,
Life is wonderful, side by side.
MARGIE
My little Margie, I'm always thinking of you, Margie,
I'll tell the world I love you;
Don't forget your promise to me,
I have bought a home and ring and everything,
For Margie, you've been my inspiration,
Days are never blue;
After all is said and done,
There is really only one,
Oh! Margie, Margie, it's you.
HOME SWEET HOME
'Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam,
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home,
A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there,
Which seek thru' the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere.
CHORUS:
Home, home, sweet, sweet home,
There's no place like home,
There's no place like home.
WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES
When it's springtime in the Rockies
I'll be coming back to you.
Little sweetheart of the mountains,
With your bonnie eyes of blue.
Once again I'll say I love you,
While the birds sing all the day,
When it's springtime in the Rockies
In the Rockies far away.
HARBOR LIGHTS
(Words & Music by: Jimmy Kennedy & Hugh Williams)
I saw the harbor lights,
They only told me we were parting,
The same old harbor lights,
That once brought you to me.
I watched the harbor lights,
How could I help if tears were starting?
Good-bye to tender nights
Beside the silv'ry sea.
I longed to hold you near
And kiss you just once more,
But you were on the ship
And I was on the shore.
Now I know lonely nights,
For all the while my heart is whispering
Will steal your love from me.
TILL WE MEET AGAIN
Smile the while you kiss me sad adieu,
When the clouds roll by I'll come to you.
Then the skies will seem more blue,
Down in lovers lane, my dearie,
Wedding bells will ring so merrily,
Every tear will be a memory.
So wait and pray each night for me,
Till we meet again.
THE MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE
Oh. once I was happy but now I'm forlorn,
Just like an old coat that is tattered and torn,
I'm left in this wild world to cry and to mourn,
Betrayed by a maid in her teens.
Ah, this girl that I loved, she was handsome and swell,
And I tried all I knew her to please (her to please),
But I never could please her one fraction so well
As that man on the flying trapeze.
Oh-h-h-
CHORUS:
He sails through the air with the greatest of ease,
That daring young man on the flying trapeze;
His manner is graceful, all girls he does please,
And my love he has stolen away.
THE BAND PLAYED ON
Casey would waltz with a strawberry blonde,
And the band played on,
He'd glide 'cross the floor with the girl he adored,
And the band played on.
But his brain was so loaded it nearly exploded,
The poor girl would shake with alarm.
He'd ne'er leave the girl with the strawberry curl,
And the band played on.
THERE'S A LONG, LONG TRAIL
There's a long, long trail a-winding,
Into the land of my dreams,
Where the nightingales are singing and a white moon beams.
There's a long, long night of waiting,
Until my dreams all come true,
Till the day when I'll be going down
That long, long trail with you.
MEMORIES
Memories, memories, dreams of love so true,
O'er the sea of memories,
I'm drifting back to you.
Childhood days, wildwood days,
Among the birds and bees
You left me alone, but still you're my own
In my beautiful memories.
LOVE'S OLD SWEET SONG
Once in the dear dead days beyond recall
When on the world the mists began to fall,
Out of the dreams that rose in happy throng,
Low to our hearts, love sang an old sweet song;
And in the dusk, where fell the firelight gleam,
Softly it wove itself into our dream.
CHORUS:
Just a song at twilight, when the lights are low,
And the flickering shadows softly come and go;
Tho' the heart be weary, sad the day and long,
Still to us at twilight comes love's old song
Comes love's old sweet song.
Even today we hear love's song of yore,
Deep in our hearts it swells forever more
Footsteps may falter weary grow the way,
Still we can hear it at the close of day,
So till the end, when life's dim shadows fall
Love will be found the sweetest song of all.
CHORUS:
LET A SMILE BE YOUR UMBRELLA
Just let a smile be your umbrella
On a rainy, rainy day,
And if your sweetie cries just tell her,
That a smile will always pay.
Whenever skies are gray
Don't worry or fret,
A smile will bring the sunshine
And you'll never get wet.
So let a smile be your umbrella
On a rainy, rainy day.
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
Meet me in St. Louis, Louis,
Meet me at the fair,
Don't tell me the lights are sliining
Any place but there.
We will dance the tootsie, koochee,
I will be your tootsie wootsie;
Meet me in St. Louis, Louis,
Meet me at the fair.
CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER
Cruising down the river
On a Sunday afternoon
With one you love, the sun above
Waiting for the moon,
The old accordion playing
A sentimental tune,
Cruising down the river
On a Sunday afternoon.
The birds above all sing of love,
A gentle sweet refrain
The winds around all make the sound
Like softly falling rain.
Just two of us together,
We'll plan a honeymoon,
Cruising down the river,
On a Sunday afternoon.
DRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE EYES
Drink to me only with thine eyes.
And I will pledge with mine,
Or leave a kiss within the cup
And I'll not ask for wine;
The thirst that from the soul doth rise
Doth ask a drink divine;
But might I of love's nectar sip
I would not change for thine.
KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING
(Music by: Ivor Novello Words by: Lena Guilbert Ford)
Keep the home fires burning,
While your hearts are yearning,
Though your lads are far away
They dream of home.
There's a silver lining
Through the dark cloud shining,
Turn the dark cloud inside out,
Till the boys come home.
I WONDER WHAT'S BECOME OF SALLY
Old time pals and old time gals,
Where are your smiles today?
Friends of old with hearts of gold,
Where have you drifted away?
Where is Johnny and Mary, and all the rest?
And where is the one I love best?
CHORUS:
I wonder what's become of Sally,
That old gal of mine?
The sunshine's missing from our alley,
Ever since the day, Sally went away.
No matter what she is, wherever she may be,
If no one wants her now, please send her home to me.
I'll always welcome back my Sally,
That old gal of mine.
DIXIE
I wish I was in the land of cotton,
Old times there are not forgotten,
Look away! Look Away! Look Away! Dixie Land!
In Dixie Land where I was born
In early on one frosty mornin'
Look Away! Look Away! Look Away! Dixie Land!
Then I wish I was in Dixie,
Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie Land I'll take my stand
To live and die in Dixie
Away, away, away down south in Dixie!
Away, away, away down south in Dixie!
AFTER THE BALL
After the ball is over,
After the break of morn,
After the dancers' leaving,
After the stars are gone;
Many a heart is aching,
If you could read them all,
Many the hopes that have vanished
After the ball.
CUDDLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER
Cuddle up a little closer, lovey mine,
Cuddle up and be my little clinging vine.
Like to feel your cheek so rosy,
Like to keep you comfy, cozy
'Cause I love from head to toesy,
Lovey mine.
CAROLINA IN THE MORNING
Nothing could be finer, than to be in Carolina
In the morning,
No one could be sweeter, than my sweetie when I meet her
In the morning ,
Where the morning glories twine around the door,
Whispering pretty stories I long to hear once more.
Strolling with my girlie, when the dew is pearly, early
In the morning,
Butterflies all flutter up, and kiss each little buttercup
at dawning,
If I had Aladdin"s lamp for only a day,
I'd make a wish and here's what I'd say,
Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina
In the morning.
AIN'T WE GOT FUN
Ev'ry mornin', ev'ry evenin',
Ain't we got fun?
Not much money, oh! but honey,
Ain't we got fun?
The rent's unpaid dear, we haven't a car But anyway, dear, we'll stay as we are,
Even if we owe the grocer
Don't we have fun?
Tax collector's getting closer,
Still we have fun!
There's nothing surer The rich get rich and the poor get poorer
In the meantime, in-between time
Ain't we got fun?
LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY
With someone like you, a pal good and true,
I'd like to leave it all behind and go and find
Some place that's known to God alone,
Just a spot to call our own,
We'll find perfect peace,
Where joys never cease
Out there beneath a kindly sky,
We'll build a sweet little nest somewhere in the west
And let the rest of the world go by.
DID YOU EVER SEE A DREAM WALKING
(Words by: Mack Gordon Music by: Harry Revel)
Did you ever see I dream walking'? Well, I did.
Did you ever hear a dream talking'? Well, I did.
Did you ever have a dream thrill you
With "Will you be mine"
Oh, it's so grand. And it's too, too divine.
Did you ever see a dream dancing? Well, I did.
Did you ever see a dream romancing? Well, I did.
Did you ever find heaven right in your arms,
Saying "I love you, I do."
Well the dream that was walkin',
And the dream that was talkin',
And the heaven in my arms was you!
I'M LOOKING OVER A FOUR LEAF CLOVER
I'm looking over a four leaf clover,
That I overlooked before,
One leaf is sunshine, the second is rain;
Third is the roses that grow in the lane;
No need explaining the one remaining,
Is somebody I adore.
I'm looking over a four leaf clover,
That I overlooked before.
I WANT A GIRL
(JUST LIKE THE GIRL THAT MARRIED DEAR OLD DAD)
I want a girl just like the girl that married dear old Dad,
She was a pearl and the only girl that Daddy ever had.
A good old-fashioned girl with heart so true,
One who loves nobody else but you;
I want a girl just like the girl that married dear old Dad.
WAIT TILL THE SUN SHINES NELLIE
Wait 'till the sun shines, Nellie,
And the clouds go drifting by,
We will be happy, Nellie,
Don't you sigh,
Down Lover's Lane we'll wander,
Sweetheart, you and I,
Wait 'till the sun shines, Nellie
Bye and bye.
BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO AND PARODY - "CHESTER"
Daisy, Daisy, Give me your answer do;
I'm half crazy all for the love of you,
It won't be a stylish marriage,
I can't afford a carriage-,
But you'll look sweet upon the seat
Of a bicycle built for two.
Chester, Chester, Here is my answer true:
I'm not crazy all for the love of you.
It must be a stylish marriage,
You must afford a carriage;
For I'll be d................. if I'll be crammed
On a bicycle built for two.
WHEN YOU WORE A TULIP
(AND I WORE A BIG RED ROSE)
When you wore a tulip,
A sweet yellow tulip:
And I wore a big red rose;
When you caressed me,
T'was then heaven blessed me;
What a blessing no one knows,
You made life cheery when you
Called me Dearie;
T'was down where the blue grass grows;
Your lips were sweeter than julep,
When you wore a tulip
And I wore a big red rose.
WAY DOWN UPON THE SWANEE RIVER
Way down upon the Swanee River, far, far away,
There's where my heart is turning ever,
There's where the old folks stay.
All up and down the whole creation, sadly I roam,
Still loiiging for the old plantation,
And for the old folks at home.
CHORUS:
All the world is sad and dreary,
Everywhere I roam,
Oh! Darkies, how my heart grows weary,
Far from the old folks at home.
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
The other night, dear,
As I lay sleeping,
I dreamt I held you in my arms,
When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
And I hung my head and cried.
CHORUS:
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy, when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I love you,
Please don't take my sunshine away.
I'll always love you and make you happy
If you will only love me too,
But if you leave me to love another
You'll regret it all some day.
CHORUS:
SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK
East side west side all around the town,
The tots sang "Ring a round Rosie"
"London Bridge is Falling Down"
Boys and girls together
Me and Mamie O'Rorke
Tripped the light fantastic
On the sidewalks of New York
MARY
For it was Mary, Mary,
Plain as any name can be;
But with propriety, society,
We'll say Marie;
For it was Mary, Mary,
Long before the fashions came;
And there is something there
That sounds so square;
It's a grand old name.
BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON
By the light, of the silvery moon,
I want to spoon,
To my honey I'll croon love's tune,
Honey moon, keep a-shining in June,
Your silvery beams will bring love dreams,
We'll be cuddling soon,
By the silvery moon.
SUNNY SIDE UP
(Words & Music by B. G. DeSylva, L. Brown & Ray Henderson)
Keep your sunny side up! up!
Hide the side that gets blue.
If you have nine sons in a row,
Baseball teams make money, you know!
Keep your funny side up! up!
Let your laughter come thru, do!
Stand up on your legs,
Be like two fried eggs,
Keep your sunny side up!
BEAUTIFUL DREAMER
Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me,
Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee,
Sounds of the rude world heard in the day,
Lulled by the moonlight, have all passed away.
Beautiful dreamer, queen of my soiig,
List while I woo thee with soft melody,
Gone are the cares of life's busy throng,
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
BILL BAILEY, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME
Won't you come home Bill Bailey - Won't you come home?
She moans the whole day long
I'll do the cooking, honey, I'll pay the rent,
I know I've done you wrong.
Remember that rainy evening I threw you out
With nothing but a fine tooth comb?
I know I'm to blame, well, ain't that a shame'?
Bill Bailey, won't you please come home?
WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG MAGGIE
I wandered today to the hill, Maggie,
To watch the scene below.
The creek and the creaking old mill, Maggie,
As we used to long long ago
The green grove is gone from the hill, Maggie,
Where first the daisies sprung!
The creeking old mill is still, Maggie,
Since you and I were young.
NELLIE GRAY
There's a low green valley on the old Kentucky sliore,
There I've whiled many happy hours away,
A-sitting and a-singing by the little cottage door.
Where lived my darling Nellie Gray,
Oh my poor Nellie Gray,
They have taken you away,
And I'll never see my darling any more.
I'm sitting by the river
And I'm weeping all the day,
For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore.
I'M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES
I'm forever blowing bubbles
Pretty bubbles in the air
They fly so high, nearly reach the sky
And like my dreams they fade and die,
Fortune's always hiding
I've looked everywhere
I'm forever blowing bubbles
Pretty bubbles in the air.
BABY FACE
Baby face,
You've got the cutest little baby face.
Tere's not another one can take your place
Baby face,
My poor heart is jumpin'
You sure have started somethin'
Babyface
I'm up in Heaven when I'm in your fond embrace,
I didn't need a shove
'Cause I just fell in love
With your pretty baby face.
DARKTOWN STRUTTERS' BALL
I'll be down to get you in a taxi honey
Better be ready 'bout half-past eight
Now Dearie, don't be late
I want to be there when the band starts playin'
Remember when we get there honey
The two steps I'm gonna have them all
Goin' to dance out both my shoes
When they play them Jelly-Roll Blues
Tomorrow night at the Darktown Strutters' Ball.
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