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Thread #18632   Message #2146057
Posted By: Jim Dixon
10-Sep-07 - 10:55 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req/Add: On the Old Fall River Line
Subject: Lyr Add: ON THE OLD FALL RIVER LINE
Here's my transcription from the sheet music. A few words are different from the ones posted by Pelrad above.

ON THE OLD FALL RIVER LINE
Words, William Jerome and Andrew B. Sterling. Music, Harry Von Tilzer.
New York: Harry Von Tilzer Music Pub. Co., 1913.

1. Talk about your spooning and mooning.
Take a trip to Boston. It's fine.
Sailing up the bay, boys, hurray, boys,
I was on the upper deck when I met mine.
I said, "Sue, in your sailor suit,
You look certainly cute!"

CHORUS: On the Old Fall River Line, on the Old Fall River Line,
I fell for Susie's line of talk, and Susie fell for mine;
Then we fell in with a parson and he tied us tight as twine;
But I wish, O Lord, I fell overboard on the Old Fall River Line!

2. When the boat is landing, they're standing
Spooners by the dozen and more.
While the Captain's calling and bauling
"Is there anybody wants to go ashore?"
Ev'rybody just answers then,
"Turn the boat 'round again!"