Jerry Moran 1911

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 17 November 2010
2010

You've all heard of
Jerry the fearless fireman,
Champion checker player
of house number Ten,
was a playing a game with
Billy Kline,
Champion checker player
of House number nine,
The Bell in the belfry
went clang
He rushed out of the building
with the rest of the gang,
Took his place on the seat
and started down the line
and he certainly made that fire
run in record time.

Jerry Moran, Jerry Moran
He rushed out the building
with the rest of the gang,
Started down the line
and made that run in record time.
Jerry Moran, Jerry Moran
Turned those corners like a crazy man,
A champion checker player was Jerry Moran.

The Bryans house was a roaring hot,
when Jerry Moran drove his team
up to the spot,
He turned to the fireman
keep your engines on the jump,
Cause there's twenty million gallons
of water to pump,
Jerry pushed his ladder up
against the house,
Climbed right to the top
just like a little mouse,
Entered the bedroom
and thru out Mister Bryan
and the old lady shouted hope
he's a goner this time.

Jerry Moran, Jerry Moran,
Jerry shoved his ladder up against the house,
He tore up that ladder
like a little trained mouse
Jerry Moran, Jerry Moran,
Pulled old man Bryan out of the fryin' pan,
a noble fearless fireman was Jerry Moran

The ambulance drew up
at the firechief's call,
to take old man Bryan
to the hospital,
Jerry saved her children
and he saved her bed,
Pulled out her grand piano
and then he said,
Slip me my helmet
and hand me the hose,
There's a child in the ice box
and he's almost froze,
He started in but got stuck in the hall,
When his left leg was broken
by a falling wall.

Jerry Moran, Jerry Moran,
Give me my helmet kid
and slip me the hose,
there's a child right in that ice box
and he's almost froze,
Jerry Moran, Jerry Moran,
Jerry started in but he got caught in the jam,
Poor old unsophisticated Jerry Moran

Billy Kline and Jerry when
Jerry got better,
started in to finish
their little game of checkers,
fiddled and they fiddled
the best man to prove,
When Bill said to Jerry
well I guess it is your move.
Just then Missus Bryan
burst in thru the door,
Said Oh you Jerry
I'm a widow once more,
Jerry turned to Bill and said
"It's my move kid,"
Oh I'll move right out the window
and believe me he did.

Jerry Moran, Jerry Moran,
Jerry turned to Bill and said
it is my move kid,
I'll move right out that window
and believe me he did.
Jerry Moran, Jerry Moran,
The last they saw of Jerry
he was siftin' sand,
That widow never got her hands on Jerry Moran.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Jerry Moran 1911
(The Fearless Fireman)
Music by Eddie Newton
arr. by Wilbur Campbell
Lyrics by Henry Traxler
© 1911 by The Southern California Music Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 17 November 2010 at 14.05
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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