03 Dec 13 - 12:44 PM (#3581082) Subject: ferryboat inn From: GUEST,guest down at the ferryboat inn......where papa plays his mandolin down by the river ferry where music is so merry.....there's a man that plays the concertina any info on these songs (or are they the same)? |
03 Dec 13 - 09:46 PM (#3581248) Subject: RE: ferryboat inn From: GUEST Two different songs, Guest guest. The first one is sung by the Beverly Sisters THE FERRY BOAT INN Jimmy Campbell & Don Pelosi 1950 Down at The Ferry Boat Inn, Everybody's making merry; Down at The Ferry Boat Inn, Waiting for the river ferry. Everyone joins in the song When papa plays his mandolin. Fill up your glasses and let's be gay, Sing your blues away, Tarara-boom-de-ay! Give all your troubles a holiday, Down at The Ferry Boat Inn. Down at The Ferry Boat Inn, Everybody's making merry; Down at The Ferry Boat Inn, Waiting for the river ferry. Everyone joins in the song When papa plays his mandolin. Fill up your glasses and let's be gay, Sing your blues away. Give all your troubles a holiday, Down at The Ferry Boat Inn. Down at The Ferry Boat Inn, Everybody's making merry; Down at The Ferry Boat Inn, Waiting for the river ferry. Everyone joins in the song When papa plays his mandolin. Fill up your glasses and let's be gay, Sing your blues away, Tarara-boom-de-ay! Give all your troubles a holiday, Down at The Ferry, whoopee!, Inn. http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/f/ferryboatinnthe.shtml *********************** The second excerpt was sung by the Andrews Sisters...youTube: "Ferry Boat Serenade" was released on 10/5/2008. It was written by DI LAZZARO, ELDO / PANZERI, MARIO. I have never been aboard a steamer I am just content to be a dreamer Even if I could afford a steamer I will take the ferry boat every time I love to ride the ferry Where music is so merry There's a man who plays the concertina On the moonlit upper deck arena While boys and girls are dancing While sweethearts are romancing Life is like a Mardi-Gras Funiculi, funicula Happy, we drink together Happy, we sing together Happy, with the ferry boat serenade I am happy, very, very happy When we're on the ferry The music is so merry There's a man who plays the concertina On the moonlit upper deck arena, arena I love to ride the ferry Where music is so merry There's a man who always plays the concertina, oh my On the moonlit upper deck arena, by and by While the boys and girls are dancing, oh dancing While, while the sweethearts are romancing Life is like a Mardi-Gras Funiculi, funicula Happy, we cling together Happy, we sing together Happy with the merry boat serenade I love to ride the ferry Sailing, sailing where, where the music is so merry There's a man who just plays the concertina On the moonlit upper deck arena All the while the boys and girls are dancing Look around and you see sweethearts romancing Life is like a Mardi-Gras Funiculi, funicula Happy, we cling together Happy, we sing together Happy, with the ferry boat serenade http://www.metrolyrics.com/ferry-boat-serenade-lyrics-the-andrews-sisters.html |
04 Dec 13 - 06:30 PM (#3581537) Subject: RE: ferryboat inn From: GUEST Walthamstow should keep The Ferry Boat at Tottenham Hale in mind if they ever need to move again... |
04 Dec 13 - 07:23 PM (#3581554) Subject: RE: ferryboat inn From: maeve Guest post at 03 Dec 13 - 09:46 PM was mine without my cookie. No idea to what Guest at 04 Dec 13 - 06:30 PM is referring. Maeve |