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Lyr Req: Miss Nancy Ann's Hotel for Single Gi

08 Jun 00 - 01:04 PM (#239950)
Subject: Miss Nancy Ann's Hotel for Single Girls
From: GUEST,Joe

I have been trying unsuccessfully for some time to find the lyrics to a song which I belive is called "The night Miss Nancy Ann's hotel for single girls burned down." I think it was sung by Tex Ritter?? If you know the lyrics I'd appreciate it if you would post them. THANK YOU!

08 Jun 00 - 03:00 PM (#240008)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Miss Nancy Ann's Hotel for Single Gi
From: SeanM

REFRESH...

'cause I wanna see these lyrics when they get found!

M

08 Jun 00 - 04:10 PM (#240029)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Miss Nancy Ann's Hotel for Single Gi
From: Pene Azul

I haven't found the lyrics (still trying) but I did find that it was in fact recorded by Tex Ritter in 1971 and written by Dick Feller.

PA

09 Jun 00 - 12:17 PM (#240408)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Miss Nancy Ann's Hotel for Single Gi
From: GUEST,Gene

Cant say TEX RITTER did not record Nancy Ann's Hotel but CAN SAY THAT TEX WILLIAMS HAD THE DEFINITIVE VERSION THAT GOT THE MOST AIRPLAY....

09 Jun 00 - 02:01 PM (#240458)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Miss Nancy Ann's Hotel for Single Gi
From: GUEST,Joe

Thanks, Gene - it IS the Tex WILLIAMS version I would like to get lyrics to (if they are different. I'd appreciate any suggestions on additional places to search. Thanks again! What a great resource this site is!!!!

09 Jun 00 - 02:53 PM (#240486)
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: NIGHT MISS NANCY ANNE'S HOTEL ...
From: GUEST,Alice Franceschini\Gene Graham

Album:
Written by:
Transcribed by: Alice Franceschini asf@pon.net
Posted by: Alice Franceschini asf@pon.net

THE NIGHT MISS NANCY ANNE'S HOTEL
FOR SINGLE GIRLS BURNT DOWN
Tex Williams

This song is based on running notes. See tab. Some folks don't want to play songs like that so I've taken the liberty and placed chords over the lyrics that sound good but is not what is done on the recording.

F C Bb C Bb F can be used in place of these single notes.
TAB - (Running notes): Listen to the recording for the timing 

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  --3----------------3--1--0--
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THE NIGHT MISS NANCY'S ANNE'S HOTEL
  FOR SINGLE GIRLS BURNT DOWN
  (Tex Williams)    

F                          C                   Bb              F
  A Miss Nancy Anne ran a boarding house with a faded sign that read
  F              C                Bb                   C
  "Single Rooms For Single Girls. No Men Allowed." It said;
      F             C                     Bb
  But rumor had it that a gentleman with a yen for love for a fee
         F             C                    Bb        F
  Could always go to Nancy Anne's for some feminine company.
        F                         C                   Bb                F
  Well, one night in June in the Billiard Room was I chalking up with a friend.
  F                              C                 Bb               C
  He was set to break when the door burst open and Leo James rushed in.
      F                             C                       Bb
  He yelled, "There's a fire that's just broke out and it's down at Nancy Anne's!"
  F                               C                  Bb                 F
  So we dropped out cues on the pool room floor and into the street we ran.    

CHORUS 1:
  Bb                                    C                     F
  Though the flames were hot and the smoke was thick, not a single life was lost;
  F                       Bb               C
  And the reason for the blaze was never found;
            Bb                        F
  But it'll long be remembered in our local history
  F                                        Bb
  As the fire that fairly scandalized the town:
      Bb                F          C                       F
  The night Miss Nancy Anne's Hotel for Single Girls burnt down.    


  F                               C                  Bb                 F
  When we got to the place, the front was ablaze and so was the second floor,
        F                      C                  Bb                    C
  So we cut around the side and up the alley and stopped aside the back door.
            F                          C                   Bb
  We were catching our breath when the door flew open and knocked poor Leo flat,
      F                          C                     Bb                     F
  And out through the smoke ran Mayor Willed wearing nothing but a black silk hat.
  F                               C                       Bb              F
  And right behind him with his shirttail afire came the local chief of police,
  F                        C                   Bb                C
  And banker Jones with a red-haired girl he always called his niece,
              F                     Bb                                     C
  And then I spied Miss Nancy Anne herself helping someone else out of the fire
  F                   C                Bb          F
  Her arm around the red bald head of old Judge McIntyre.    

Key change
  G             D           C      D         C           D     G
  A deacon, a dentist, a deputy sheriff and one state congressman,
  G              D           C          D    C                           D
  The county physician, the city mortician, out through the flames they ran.
  G                                                       D
  The grand parade of girls in gowns and hat-clad gentlemen
               G                               D            C                 G
  Through the thick gray smoke that certainly smelled like French perfume and gin.
  C                                D                      G
  Though the flames were hot and smoke was thick, not a single life was lost,
  G                        C               D
  And the reason for the blaze was never found,
            C                          G
  But it'll long be remembered in our local history
  G                                         C
  As the fire that fairly scandalized the town.    

[Key change…back to the first key]
  F                                                 Bb                 F
  Now everybody was out at the girl's hotel by the time the roof caved in.
  F                              C                     G            C
  We were heading back to the billiard hall when Leo turned to my friend.
               F                   C                Bb
  He said, "I believe that's the funniest show I've ever seen in town."
  F                      Bb                                  C             F
  "The so-called elite caught out in the street with their pompous purity down."    

Go to chorus 1.
HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 28-Mar-03.

09 Jun 00 - 02:56 PM (#240488)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Miss Nancy Ann's Hotel for Single Gi
From: GUEST,Lyrics to Miss Nancy

Please see the post by Alice Franceschini\Gene Graham for the lyrics and chords to Miss Nancy Motel For Single Girls, Burnt down by Tex Williams.

alice

09 Jun 00 - 02:59 PM (#240491)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Miss Nancy Ann's Hotel for Single Gi
From: GUEST,The Wagon Wheel Archives lyrics to Miss Nanc

Sorry about the posting of Miss Nancy all messed up and out of line. If you want a correct aligned copy please visit my web site.

The Wagon Wheel Archives http://home.pon.net/asf/wagonwheel

Keep on pickin' Alice

09 Jun 00 - 05:34 PM (#240544)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Miss Nancy Ann's Hotel for Single Gi
From: GUEST,Cookie

I have it in Real Audio format if anyone would like it please request it at my message board:

http://www.InsideTheWeb.com/mbs.cgi/mb1026896

Great song, Cookie

09 Jun 00 - 11:13 PM (#240651)
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: NIGHT MISS NANCY ANNE'S HOTEL...
From: Dale Rose

Gene sent it to me already formatted. You'll get the hang of how to post here, just come back again, Alice. Here it is.

THE NIGHT MISS NANCY'S ANNE'S HOTEL FOR SINGLE GIRLS BURNT DOWN
Tex Williams Recorded by: Tex Williams
Writer: Dick Feller

[F] A Miss Nancy Anne ran a board-[C] ing house
with a [Bb] fade sing that [F] read
[F] "Single Rooms [C] For Single Girls.
[Bb] No Men Allowed." It [C] said
But [F] rumor had it [C] that a gentleman
with a [Bb] yen for love for a fee
Could al [F] ways go to Nan-[C] cy Anne's
for some femi-[Bb] nine comp-[F] any

Well [F] one night in June in the Bill-[C] iard Room
Was I chalk- [Bb] ing up with a [F] friend
[F] He was set to break when the [C] door burst open
and [Bb] Leo James rushed [C] in
He yell-[F] ed, "There's a fire that's [C] just broke out
and it's [Bb] down at Nancy Anne's!"
So we dropped out cues on the pool room floor
and into the street we ran

CHORUS 1:

[Bb] Though the flames were hot
and the [C] smoke was thick
not a sin [F] gle life was lost
[F] And the reason for the [Bb] blaze was never [C] found
But it'll [Bb] long be remembered in our [F] local history
[F] As the fire that fairly scandalized the [Bb] town
The [Bb] night Miss Nancy [F] Anne's Hotel
[C] For Single Girls burnt [F] down

When we got to the place the front was ablaze
and so was the second floor
So we cut around the side and up the alley
and stopped aside the back door
We were catching our breath when the door flew open
and knocked poor Leo flat
And out through the smoke ran Mayor Willed wearing nothing but a black silk hat

And right behind him with his shirt tail afire
came the local chief of police
And banker Jones with a red-haired girl
he always called his niece
And then I spied Miss Nancy Anne
herself helping someone else out of the fire Her arm around the red bald head
of old Judge McEntire

Key change

A deacon, a dentist, a deputy sheriff
and one state congress-man
The county physician, the city mortic-ian
out through the flames they ran
The grand parade of girls in gowns
and hat claid gentle-men
Through the thick gray smoke that certainly smelled
like french perfume and gin
Though the flames were hot and smoke was thick
not a single life was lost
And the reason for the blaze was never found
But it'll long be remembered in our local history
As the fire that fairly scandalized the town.

Key change…back to the first key

Now everybody was out at the girl's hotel
by the time the roof caved in
We were heading back to the billiard hall
when Leo turned to my friend
He said, "I believe that's the funniest show
I've ever seen in town."
"The so called elite caught out in the street
with their pompous purity down."

Go to chorus 1.