Down By The Old Front Gate 1928 Vs2

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 26 August 2012
2012

My daily work is done,
now for an evening's fun,
I'm goin' to meet that girl of mine,
there's nothing to decide,
it's all been cut and dried,
we've got it all mapped out,
how to spend our time.

We always start the evening
acting a bit sedate,
we know what's goin' to happen,
Down by the old front gate.
We sit around the parlour,
we're satisfied to wait,
we'll get our hugs and kisses,
down by the old front gate.
We understand each other,
we never quarrel or scrap,
'cause after we are married
there's lots of time for that.
We never go out dancing,
that gets us home too late,
we have more fun than dancing,
down by the old front gate.

Why should we go to parties,
parties are out of date,
we'd rather be together,
down by the old front gate.
I bring a box of candy,
and after that is "ate"
she always holds my handy,
down by the old front gate.
We never go out walking,
we find it isn't wise,
we have a diff'rent system
of getting exercise.
She's got a little brother,
just at the age of eight,
he always gets a sixpence,
down by the old front gate.

We're just a happy pair,
ain't got a single care,
just hotsy totsy all the day.
Let others spend their cash
we never make a splash,
there's one treat we like best,
that is why I say...

We always start the evening
acting a bit sedate,
we know what's goin' to happen,
Down by the old front gate.
We sit around the parlour,
we're satisfied to wait,
we'll get our hugs and kisses,
down hy the old front gate.
We understand each other,
we never quarrel or scrap,
'cause after we are married
there's lots of time for that.
We never go out dancing,
that gets us home too late,
we have more fun than dancing,
down by the old front gate.

Why should we go to parties,
parties are out of date,
we'd rather be together,
down by the old front gate.
I bring a box of candy,
and after that is "ate"
she always holds my handy,
down by the old front gate.
We never go out walking,
we find it isn't wise,
we have a diff'rent system
of getting exercise.
She's got a little brother,
just at the age of eight,
he always gets a sixpence,
down by the old front gate.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Down By The Old Front Gate 1928 Vs2
by Fred Rose, Art Kassal & Marty Bloom
© MCMXXVIII by Austin, Bloom & Kochler Inc. Chicago
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 26 August 2012 at 20.04
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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score courtesy The Late Doug Grierson
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