That's A Lovely Evening 1914

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 17 Nov 2009
2009

I once knew a lovely lad
fell in love and got it bad,
couldn't eat and couldn't sleep
but still he felt so glad,
because he had a girl
who'd let him call,
never lingered in the hall,
sat and talked and that was all,
but oh! what times he had!

He'd call around at eight o'clock
and she was there to meet him,
so was mother, dad and brother,
he longed to have his girl alone
and take her in his arms,
But Pa would stick and talk
on ev'rything from war to farms,
then presently
she'd serve some tea,
and Ma would see
that they sat far apart.
Then in tones polite he'd say: "Goodnight,"
and for his train he ran,
now that's a lovely evening
for a great big, healthy man!

They'd eat a little choc'late fudge
and play a little euchre,
so would mother, dad and brother,
he longed to have his girl alone
and say: "Please name the day,"
But Pa would start the graphophone
and play "On Moonlight Bay"
Some nights they'd go
to see a show.
And you might know
that Ma would go along
and she'd sit between him and his queen,
to please him was her plan
now that's a lovely evening
for a great big, healthy man!

His girl's sister was so bright
by the hour she'd recite
"Gonga Din" she'd speak for him
at least four times each night (with gestures)
While her brother, heartless brute,
played a solo on the flute,
Their pet dog would tear his suit,
But Ma said: "He won't bite!"

He'd call around at eight o'clock
and she was there to meet him,
so was mother, dad and brother,
he longed to have his girl alone
and take her in his arms,
But Pa would stick and talk
on ev'rything from war to farms,
then presently
she'd serve some tea,
and Ma would see
that they sat far apart.
Then in tones polite he'd say: "Goodnight,"
and for his train he ran,
now that's a lovely evening
for a great big, healthy man!

They'd eat a little choc'late fudge
and play a little euchre,
so would mother, dad and brother,
he longed to have his girl alone
and say: "Please name the day,"
But Pa would start the graphophone
and play "On Moonlight Bay"
Some nights they'd go
to see a show.
And you might know
that Ma would go along
and she'd sit between him and his queen,
to please him was her plan
now that's a lovely evening
for a great big, healthy man!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
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That's A Lovely Evening 1914
Music by Grace Le Boy
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
© MCMXIV by Jerome H. Remick, New York & Detroit
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 17 November 2009 at 11.53
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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