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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sing Us One of the Old Songs From: GUEST,Barry Muncey (guest) Date: 01 Sep 21 - 05:03 PM A couple of lines missing from the above. After "All eyes in haste were dried" It should read "Those who heard her must have blessed her on the night the gallery cried" |
Subject: Lyr Add: SING US ONE OF THE OLD SONGS From: Long Firm Freddie Date: 11 Feb 18 - 07:50 AM Lyrics taken from the subsaga site found by cnd: SING US ONE OF THE OLD SONGS GEORGE In a gilded hall of music Sat a bright, expectant crowd Waiting for the coming singer Whom they'd hail with praises loud Years ago, he'd been their idol How his wit had made them roar! Now this benefit performance Kept him from the workhouse door What a storm of welcome greets him As he steps upon the stage But, alas, how sadly altered What with illness and with age "I-I c-cannot s-sing t-tonight," he falters As he speaks, he bows his head But his speech was interrupted Someone in the gallery said CHORUS Sing us one of the old songs, George One of the songs we know Try, old man, do what you can And we'll let the chorus go We can't forget what you used to be In the days when life was new Sing us a song And if you go wrong We'll help to pull you through At this show of recognition Tears ran down the singer's cheeks Twice he started, twice he faltered Neither could he sing nor speak Maybe twas the glorious triumph That his memory still could trace Where he'd shone the best and brightest In the very self-same place Well, he knew the doctor's warning Singing would be fatal now But the gratitude they'd shown him Must be recognised somehow How could he assay to please them? All his wits were now appalled As he stood there hesitating Once again the gallery called CHORUS Then, as though a ray of sunshine Cast a halo round the place Stood a child before the footlights With a smiling angel face "Dad's been ill," she murmured softly "And if me you will allow "Just to let him rest this evening "I will sing for Daddy now? Then a strain of sweetest music Wafted o'er the spacious hall HESITANTLY: After the ball is over After the break of dawn After the dancers' leaving Da-da...da-da...da da? MORE CONFIDENTLY: Many a heart is aching If you could reach them all Many a heart that is aching After? .the ball! As she bowed her thanks And left the stage All eyes in haste were dried On the night the gallery cried CHORUS LFF |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sing Us One of the Old Songs From: cnd Date: 19 Mar 17 - 08:36 PM Here is the site "Good Old Days" but I don't live in Great Britain so I can't listen to it. Maybe one of the Britons can take it down for you http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08hzs4p/the-good-old-days-28021978 To shorten the process for you, this website ( http://subsaga.com/bbc/entertainment/the-good-old-days/43-28-02-1978.html#transcript ) says it starts between 0:31:08 - 0:31:14 Glad you found it Freddy, I couldn't pull up anything. Hopefully the GUEST finds it |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sing Us One of the Old Songs From: FreddyHeadey Date: 19 Mar 17 - 08:14 PM re:The Pig Is Dead mentioned in a quiz dating it as 2016 by Patrick Feeney http://www.sligotoday.ie/details.php?id=43805 on YouTube https://youtu.be/3LO24kJemAI but I didn't see anything on his website http://www.patrickfeeney.ie/music.html |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sing Us One of the Old Songs From: cnd Date: 19 Mar 17 - 05:25 PM I'm assuming that GUEST was attempting to find info on that song and put it here. I couldn't find any info on it. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sing Us One of the Old Songs From: keberoxu Date: 19 Mar 17 - 03:43 PM This song's chorus gets quoted in various collections, but the verses are a different matter. Can't find them online. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sing Us One of the Old Songs From: Joe Offer Date: 18 Mar 17 - 05:34 PM It's an old song, I guess, Steve.... |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sing Us One of the Old Songs From: Steve Gardham Date: 18 Mar 17 - 04:04 PM And the connection is? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sing Us One of the Old Songs From: GUEST Date: 18 Mar 17 - 06:42 AM SOLDIER ON THERE LIVED A WIDOW IN OUR TOWN, HER NAME WAS MARY ELLEN BROWNE EVERY YEAR THAT THE GOOD LORD SENT, SHE REARED A PIG TO PAY THE RENT SHE HAD ONE SON HER ONLY HOPE, HE WOULD'NT KICK SNOW OFF A ROPE HE WOULD RARELY RISE BEFORE HALF TEN, THE TALK OF THE TOWN OF BALLYFIN THE ARMY THEN SHE MADE HIM JOIN, THEY SENT HIM TO A FOREIGN CLIME AND AS THE BOMBS FELL ALL AROUND, LIKE A DUCK IN THUNDER HE WOULD BE FOUND NO ONE CARED OR GAVE A DAMN, ABOUT THE BROKEN HEARTED IRISH MAN SO HE WROTE A LETTER HOME ONE DAY, AND TO HIS MOTHER HE DID SAY SELL THE PIG AND BAIL ME OUT, I MISS THE BINGO AND THE STOUT BUT SHE WROTE BACK AND SAID "DEAR JOHN, THE PIG IS DEAD NOW SOLDIER ON" LIFE WAS TOUGH IN THE DESERT SAND, HOW HE LONGED FOR IRELAND SO ONCE MORE HE TOOK HIS PEN, AND ASKED HIS MOTHER ONCE AGAIN SELL THE PIG AND BAIL ME OUT, I MISS THE BINGO AND THE STOUT BUT SHE WROTE BACK AND SAID "DEAR JOHN, THE PIG IS DEAD, NOW SOLDIER ON" MRS BROWN TWAS PLAIN TO TELL, WOULD NOT GIVE IN THAT PIG TO SELL SHE SAVED HIS BACON MANY A TIME, SAYING I WONT BAIL OUT THAT SON OF MINE EVERY HEN SCRATCH FOR ITSELF, WAS HER REPLY TO HIS REQUEST THE MOTHER NEVER CHANGED HER SONG, THE PIG IS DEAD NOW SOLDIER ON SELL THE PIG AND BAIL ME OUT, I MISS THE BINGO AND THE STOUT BUT SHE WROTE BACK AND SAID "DEAR JOHN, THE PIG IS DEAD NOW SOLDIER ON" SELL THE PIG AND BAIL ME OUT, I MISS THE BINGO AND THE STOUT BUT SHE WROTE BACK AND SAID "DEAR JOHN, THE PIG IS DEAD NOW SOLDIER ON" |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sing Us One of the Old Songs From: GUEST Date: 17 Mar 17 - 04:45 PM This song is on the good old days 17 march 2017. Sung by Marti Webb. It should be on iplayer |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In a gilded hall of music From: Jim Dixon Date: 12 Mar 17 - 07:18 PM WorldCat.org gives the following description: [Title:] SING US ONE OF THE OLD SONGS Words and music by W.B. Kelly and J.H. Woodhouse ; sung by Miss Millie Lindon. Sheet music published in London by Francis, Day & Hunter, ©1900. First line: In a gilded hall of music sat a bright expectant crowd. First line of chorus: Sing us one of the old songs, George. Copies are held by the University of Oxford and The British Library By the way, Michael Kilgariff wrote a book called "Sing Us One of the Old Songs: A Guide to Popular Song 1860-1920" (Oxford University Press, 1998). That's all I could find. |
Subject: Lyr Req: In a gilded hall of music From: Rumncoke Date: 10 Mar 17 - 06:35 PM I've been looking for the full set of words to a song - I know the chorus. It starts In a gilded hall of music sat a bright expectant crowd words and music Kelly and Woodhouse and it was sung by Miss Millie Linden The chorus is Sing us one of the old songs George, one of the songs we know Try old man do what you can and we'll make the chorus go We'll not forget how it used to be in the days when life was new Sing us a song and if you go wrong we'll help to pull you through I've tried various searches - there are copies in libraries, but nowhere near here. Anyone got access? |
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