OK. We’re back for the 2nd time by popular request (two Mudcatters) seeking a few lines for a song that my Dad taught me circa 1940 as we drove the seemingly endless roads of Florida on a wonderful fishing trip.

I announced that I seemed to be the last living human to know the song.

I will put a "?" in front of the three lines that are in doubt.
...
There was an old men and he had two sons.
... He had... He had...
He lived on a ranch as the story runs
... He did... He did...
? Way out in old Jerusalem
? Location doesn't matter a damn
? If you don't like it... bam bam bam
Sing tra la la la... la la
...
And one of the sons was a goodly man
He was... He was...
He lived on a sanctimonious plan
... He did ... he did
He had a most acrimonious face
He hoped of living and dying in grace
He dreamed of a seat in the Heavenly Place
Sing tra la la la ... la la
...
And, the other son was a son-of-a-gun
... He was ... he was...
Sat up all night to cop the mon...
... He did... He did...
Went out one night to have a good time
Woke out in the morning with nary a dime
Stranded alone in a foreign clime
Sing tra la la la ... la la
...
Oh ... the telegraph man in his office sat
... Out west... Out west...
When in rushed a men without hat or coat
... Or vest ... or vest
Send message home in very quick time
The prodigal son would like to dine
Kill fatted calf; have everything prime
Sing tra la la la ... la la
Sing tra la la la... la la
...
Well, have at it guys and gals... it just seems too good a song to pass away when I do.

HTML line breaks added in place of double spacing. --JoeClone, 3-Feb-02.