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Thread #47180   Message #253981
Posted By: Joe Offer
08-Jul-00 - 03:39 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Good Night Ladies (E.P. Christy)
Subject: Lyr Add: GOOD NIGHT LADIES (E.P. Christy)
Hi, Vicky - you can click here to get the sheet music (unattributed, from an undated song collection titled College Songs that looks to be from the early 20th century). This 1915 arrangement has another version, part of an arrangement titled "Pickin' on de ole banjo: An Old fashion cake walk."

Lyrics are:
GOOD NIGHT LADIES
(lyrics by E.P. Christy, music by "unknown" - 1847)

1. Good night ladies, good night ladies, good night ladies,
We're going to leave you now.
(Chorus)
Merrily we roll along, roll along, roll along.
Merrily we roll along.
O'ver the dark blue sea.
2. Farewell ladies, farewell ladies, farewell ladies,
We're going to leave you now.
(Chorus)

3. Sweet dreams ladies, sweet dreams ladies, sweet dreams ladies,
We're going to leave you now.
(Chorus)
JRO


(Another source says lyrics by Harry H. Williams, music by Egbert Von Alstyne, 1911 - but I can't figure out how they come up with that.)