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Posted By: Joe Offer
21-May-16 - 04:36 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Four Little Girls in Boston (Driftwood)
Subject: ADD Draft: Four Little Girls in Boston (Driftwood)
Here's my transcription from the Americana CD. There are some real rough spots here, so please help. Post your suggestions below and I'll edit them into this message.
-Joe-

FOUR LITTLE GIRLS IN BOSTON
(Jimmie Driftwood)

Four little girls in the town of Boston,
Molly and Polly and Tillie and Flo;
One had a harp and one had a horn,
And one had a fiddle and the other had a bow.

CHORUS
Take me back to the town of Boston,
Turn me loose and let me go;
Four little girls in the town of Boston,
Molly and Polly and Tillie and Flo.

When old Lord Howe got stuck in Boston,
A guest the white folks often know (???)
He lost his head and he lost his heart
To Molly and Polly and Tillie and Flo.
CHORUS

When Paul Revere rode out of Boston,
The old folks say this tale is so,
The ones who prayed to the break of dawn
Were Molly and Polly and Tillie and Flo.

Listen to the harp and listen to the horn,
Listen again to the fiddle and the bow;
Four little girls in the town of Boston,
Molly and Polly and Tillie and Flo.

When Lord Cornwallis sailed away,
The general ordered me to go;
Take the news to Boston, [take 'em????]
Molly and Polly and Tillie and Flo.
CHORUS

The war is done and the mourning dove
Is a-nesting where the breezes blow;
I'm so glad 'cause I'm in love with
Molly and Polly and Tillie and Flo.
CHORUS

Listen to the harp and listen to the horn,
Listen again to the fiddle and the bow;
Four little girls in the town of Boston,
Molly and Polly and Tillie and Flo.