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Posted By: Jim Dixon
07-Sep-11 - 01:36 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Songs sung by Billy Jones
Subject: Lyr Add: IN THE OLD TOWN HALL
You can hear this song at YouTube where it erroneously states that it is sung by "Billy Jones and Ernest Hare."
IN THE OLD TOWN HALL
Words and music by Harry Pease, Ed. G. Nelson, and Howard Johnson.
New York: L. Feist, ©1921.
As sung by Billy Jones and "mixed chorus" on Edison Diamond Disk 50841-R.
VERSE 1: We remember the old village school.
We remember the old swimming pool,
But there is a spot
We all have forgot.
There's one in each town as a rule.
Its praises have never been sung,
But we had fun when we were young—
CHORUS 1: In the old town hall,
In the old town hall.
That's the place where ev'ryone went.
When we were kids many good times were spent
In the old town hall.
Those happy days I recall.
That's where they held all the dances and fights.
The parson used it for church Sunday nights.
Next day you'd see burlesque with girls dressed in tights
In the old town hall.
VERSE 2: That's the place where the band would rehearse
While the neighbors would listen and curse.
The judge of the court,
A jolly old sport,
Would wed you for better or worse.
The mayor, as ev'ryone knew,
Was known as the janitor too—
CHORUS 2: In the old town hall,
In the old town hall.
Ev'ry year the church had a fair.
They'd sell you chances on ev'rything there
In the old town hall.
Gee how the ... used to fall.
Once I went home with pocketbook flat,
For I'd bought tickets for this and for that,
And all that I'd won was a brown derby hat,
In the old town hall.
CHORUS 3: In the old town hall,
In the old town hall,
Ev'ry time election came round,
You'd see the rubes and the yokels come down.
In the old town hall,
They'd bring their children and all.
They'd go right in just like real honest men.
They'd cast their ballots and come out, but then,
They'd walk right back in and they'd all vote again,
In the old town hall.
CHORUS 4: In the old town hall,
In the old town hall,
Cows and pigs walked right in the door.
Even the chickens laid eggs on the floor.
In the old town hall,
They had a welcome for all.
The town went dry and the folks were in tears,
Except the sheriff and he gave three cheers,
For he had enough to last thirty-five years,
In the old town hall.
CHORUS 5: In the old town hall,
In the old town hall,
Though this song was written in fun,
Let's not forget many great things were done
In the old town hall.
When ... made a call,
They left their plows in the soil that they tilled.
They went across; with their deeds we were thrilled,
So let's not forget they were trained and were drilled
In the old town hall.