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She's so excited and so delighted

I hear a Ukalele strumming gaily

He'll soon be landing at the pier

He won't forget her for in his letter

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United Statesbecause it was published before January 1, 1931.

The longest-living author of this work died in 1989, so this work is in thepublic domainin countries and areas where the copyright term is the author'slife plus 36 years or less. This work may be in thepublic domainin countries and areas with longer nativ...
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Young Johnnie Steele has an Oldsmobile,
He loves a dear little girl,
She is the queen of his gas machine,
She has his heart in a whirl.
Now, when they go for a spin, you know,
She tries to learn the auto, so
He lets her steer while he gets her ear,
And whispers soft and low;
Come away with me Lucile
In my merry Oldsmobile,
Down the road of life we'll fly
Automobubbling you and I.
To the church we'll swiftly steal,
Then our wedding bells will peal,
You can go as far as you like with me,
In my mer...
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Irving Berlin
Along Came Ruth . jpg

While I was trying to choose one

I was growing very fond of Molly

When along came Ruth, along came Ruth,

I thought an awful lot of Dolly

My head began to "Merry-go-round"

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Work songs
That's where my dreams seem to carry me;

There in the shade of the shelt'ring palms

I long to hold her gently in my arms,

Araby, when shades of night appear

Araby, you seem to beckon and I reckon

Falling, because I left her there.

Someday you'll find me in Araby,

Where someone's waiting to marry me;

I can't forget the day we parted;

She said I left her broken hearted,

I helped her on to a camel's back.

She made me promise that I would come back;

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[1st verse:]What's that you say?
No work today?
Done lost your job?
Where is your pay?
Been shooting dice?
That's very nice
Needn't apologize, I'm cold as ice
Pack up your clothes
Lord only knows
You've been the cause of my troubles and woes
Don't ask me why
Too late to cry
Just bid yourself goodbye[Refrain:]A friend in need is a friend indeed
That's just the kind of friend I've been to you
When poverty smiled down on thee
I hung around and stuck like glue
It's a long long lane that has no turn
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From the halls of Montezuma
To the shores of Tripoli
We fight our country's battles
In the air, on land, and sea
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean
We are proud to claim the title of
United States Marines
Our flag's unfurled to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun
We have fought in every clime and place
Where we could take a gun
In the snow of far off northern lands
And in sunny tropic scenes
You will find us always on the job
The United States Marines
Here's healt...
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[1st verse:]Hello! Central, dear
Central, listen here:
Please connect me with my father
Number one, two, three!
Daddy this is me
Come home right away
Since you left this morning, daddy dear
Many things have happened here[Refrain:]Daddy, come home!
Close the factory and hurry up home!
Won't you come to me?
Johnny stole my mittens
My brand new Sunday mittens
Outside of that the cat has lost her kittens
Daddy, come home!
Johnny's punching me, and
I can't hold my own
Ma found a locket
Of a girl in y...
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Work songs
I was strolling out one evening by the silv'ry moon

I could hear somebody singing a familiar tune

It was just somebody serenading something like this

Here's the ring for your finger

Come along and let the wedding chimes

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How can I ever pay the debt I owe you

What is there I could ever do to show you

I kiss the hand, the wrinkled hand

That rocked my cradle in babyland

A mem'ry lingers of byegone years

When gentle fingers would dry my tears

Her face will ever be my guiding light

She'll whisper tenderly "Turn to the right"

No harm can come to me by day or night

For the hand that rocked my cradle rules my heart

Close to my side you stand what e'er betide me

How can I come to harm with you beside me

This ...
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Μητ' αρ με μαλ' αινεε μητε τι νεικει.

He whistled as he went for want of thought.

Printed and sold by S. and J.
Ridge;
SOLD ALSO BY B. CROSBY AND CO. STATIONER'S COURT;
LONGMAN, HURST, REES, AND ORME, PATTERNOSTER-ROW; F. AND C. RIVINGTON, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD; AND J. MAWMAN, IN THE POULTRY,
LONDON.

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Sea songs
I like my share of pleasure,
And I'll have it where I can,
I love a loving woman, and
Respect an honest man;
I like to find true friendship in
The life that's rolling by,
And such is always found between,
My old Pal Tom and I.
We're dear old pals, jolly old pals,
Clinging together in all sorts of weather,
Dear old pals, jolly old pals,
Give me the friendship of dear old pals.
Look at the crowd up the avenue

Oh, don't you know where they're going to?

Dressed in their best, they're a happy mob

Soon, to a tune, they'll be on the job

Follow the crowd, follow the crowd

Come with me, you're going to be so proud

Don't stay behind, go where you'll find

Thousands of dreamy Tango dancers

Come, come, come, come and follow the crowd

You'll hear a jew'l of an orchestra!

Heirs, millionaires, all the best of them

Glide side by side with the rest of them

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Jesamine June loved a bone headed coon,
Who didn't know nothing at all,
Every one said that a man with that head
Had the brain of a billiard ball;
Friends tried to tell her, he wasn't the feller
To be any lady's beau,
But she shook her head then smilingly said
There's some things you don't know.
He don't know nothing about theology, can't add two and two,
He don't know nothing about psychology,
Broke when the rent comes due
He don't know nothing about geology,
Nor the stars above,
He's just plai...
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From the Halls of Montezuma
To the shores of Tripoli;
We fight our country’s battles
On the land as on the sea;
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title
Of United States Marine.
Our flag’s unfurled to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun;
We have fought in ev’ry clime and place
Where we could take a gun;
In the snow of far-off Northern lands
And in sunny tropic scenes;
You will find us always on the job
The United States Marines
Her...
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Come into the garden, Maud,
For the black bat, Night, has flown;
Come into the garden, Maud,
I am here at the gate alone.
I am here at the gate alone.
And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad,
And the musk of the roses blown,
For a breeze of morning moves,
And the planet of love is on high,
Beginning to faint in the light that she loves,
On a bed of daffodil sky,
To faint in the light of the sun she loves,
To faint in his light, and to die.
Come! come!
Come into the garden, Maud,
For the black ...
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1.
Ah! may the red rose live alway,
To smile upon earth and sky!
Why should the beautiful ever weep?
Why should the beautiful die?
Lending a charm to ev'ry ray
That falls on her cheeks of light,
Giving the zephyr kiss for kiss,
And nursing the dewdrop bright --Ah! may the red rose live alway,
To smile upon earth and sky!
Why should the beautiful ever weep?
Why should the beautiful die?2.
Long may the daisies dance the field,
Frolicking far and near!
Why should the innocent hide their heads?
Why ...
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Place park, scene dark,
Silv'ry moon is shining thro' the trees;
Cast two, me, you,
Sound of kisses floating on the breeze.
Act one, begun,
Dialogue, "Where would you like to spoon?"My cue, with you,
Underneath the silv'ry moon.
By the light of the silvery moon,
I want to spoon,
To my honey I'll croon love's tune,
Honeymoon keep a-shining in June,
Your silv'ry beams will bring love dreaams,
We'll be cuddling soon
By the silvery moon.
Act two, scene new,
Roses blooming all around the place;
Cast ...
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Work songs
1.
White folks, I'll sing for you,
Nuffin else to do,
Spend my time a pickin' on de banjo! Hey!
Brudder Gum.
Chorus:
My Brudder Gum,
My Brudder Gum so fair,
All da yaller galls runin' round,
Try to get a lock ob his hair.2.
Hard work all de day,
Hab no time to play,
Berry fine time a diggin' in the cornfield, Hay!
Brudder Gum.
Chorus:3.
Tudder afternoon,
I thought I saw de moon,
Saw my true lub comin' through de cane-brake, Hay!
Brudder Gum.
Chorus:4.
Went one berry fine day,
To ride in a one-ho...
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1.
Round de meadows am a ringing
De darkeys' mournful song,
While de mocking-bird am singing,
Happy as de day am long.
Where de ivy am creeping
O'er de grassy mound,
Dare old massa am a sleeping,
Sleeping in de cold, cold ground.
Chorus:(2 times)Down in de cornfield
Hear dat mournful sound:
All de darkeys am a weeping --Massa's in de cold, cold ground.2.
When de autumn leaves were falling,
When de days were cold,'Twas hard to hear old massa calling,
Cayse he was so weak and old.
Now de orange tr...
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Edited by Charles Woodand George R. Woodward

BEING FIFTY-TWO SONGS FOR CHRISTMAS,
EASTER, AND OTHER SEASONS

EDITED BYCHARLES WOODANDGEORGE RATCLIFFE WOODWARD

LONDONSOCIETY FOR PROMOTINGCHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGENEW YORK AND TORONTO: THE MACMILLAN CO.

Music Edition.8¾×5¼. 68pp.
Paper, 2s. 6d.
Cloth, 3s. 6d.

On Trinity Sunday and at Other Times

Ofthe above Carols, No. V was written by
R. Southwell; Nos. X and XVIII by
T. Tusser; No. XIII by Sir
Walter Scott; Nos. XIV, XLVIII and LI by
J. M. Neal...
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