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Thread #140843   Message #3239062
Posted By: Jim Dixon
14-Oct-11 - 04:57 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Music-hall songs sung by Harry Lauder
Subject: Lyr Add: WE'LL ALL GO HAME THE SAME WAY (H Lauder)
The sheet music is held at The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music (Click for a PDF.)--however, the pages containing the chorus seem to be missing. So I got the chorus from Parlorsongs.org--but you need to install Sibelius Scorch to see the sheet music there.


WE'LL ALL GO HAME THE SAME WAY
Written and Composed by Harry Lauder.
New York: T. B. Harms, ©1916.

1. You've all been at a party—you know the kind affair—
Where you've only got to wash your face and decorate your hair,
Then all meet in the parlour and all sit roond the fire,
And have a ginger beer or something strong if you desire.
Well, I was at a party like that on Thursday last.
We had our tea and smoked and joked till ten and then half-past.
We were all so happy, we didn't like to part,
So I said, said I, "I'll tell you what we'll do before we start:

CHORUS: We'll all go home the same way. We'll all go up the hill.
We'll all go hame the same way, 'round by the mill.
We've been very merry since we began at nine,
And we'll meet again some ither nicht for auld lang syne.

2. You've all been at a party,—you know the kind affair—
Where ev'rybody's happy and you're glad that you are there.
You're sitting in the corner with her that you adore,
And ev'ry time you kiss her, the party shout "Encore!"
Well, that's the kind o' party where ev'rybody's pleased,
Where ev'ry fellow's happy, where ev'ry lassie's teased.
The lassies like the teasin' and the fellows like their fling,
And just before we all break up, it's nice to hear us sing:

3. I like a nicht like what we've had;—I've loved it all my life—
Where ev'ry fellow brings his lass and ev'ry man his wife,
Where ev'rybody's happy, where nobody's glum.
I think it's nice when we can chase our troubles up the lum.
So now I think afore we go, I would like to say,
We'll all think on this nicht we've had when miles and miles away,
And then when we all meet again—I hope that won't be long—
We'll all be just as happy and we'll all join in this song: