Lyr Add: Behind Those Swinging Doors

Subject: Behind Those Swinging Doors
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 28 Nov 00 - 12:03 PM

These lyrics were given me by Spaw in another thread about ten days ago, but have not been harvested, perhaps because it didn't say "Lyr Add" in the subject of that thread nor in the subject of his post to me. Therefore, to be sure the words come to the attention of the lyrics add elves:

Behind Those Swinging Doors

'Twas Saturday night in an old mining town, Jake's bar room was merry and gay, But far from the laughter a mother did wait for Pop to come home with his pay.

"What's keeping dear father, why doesn't he come" the daughter exclaimed through her tears, the mother replied, "I'm sadly afraid your father has stopped for some beer".

Ref: Oh, oh, the doors swing in, the doors swing out, where some pass in, and others pass out. This story is told of a fool and his gold, behind the singing doors, behind the swinging doors.

"Oh I shall go fetch him" the daughter declared, "He sha'n't bring disgrace to our name". And straight-way she ran to the corner saloon to save her poor father from shame.

"Dear father dear father come home with me now, the clock in the steeple strikes two, Dear mother is waiting, the rent must be paid, don't spend all your money on booze".

Ref: Oh, oh, the doors swing in, the doors swing out, where some pass in, and others pass out. Through the smoke and the haze there stood pop in a daze, behind the singing doors, behind the swinging doors.

Each Saturday night at the corner saloon, the miners come in with their gold, and papa blows in all his wages for gin, and Nelly blows home in the cold.

"Dear mother - dear mother, my mission I've failed, my father will ne'er mend his ways". The mother exclaimed: "We'll suffer the shame -- it's always the woman who pays!!"

Credit Spaw with the lyric contribution, not me.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Behind Those Swinging Doors
From: MMario
Date: 28 Nov 00 - 12:12 PM

Note from a kibbitzer....

part of the harvesting team is on vacation - another part is (I believe) in the throes of helping finish up the latest version of the DT. Please have patience.