The Gay Highway 1919 Peter Dawson

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 10 Oct 2006
2006

The glad day breaking
on the road you're taking
and the world a land of song,
that's the hour you cherish,
for your cares all perish
as you gaily march along.
The skies above you
seem to kiss and love you,
and the big winds wander by,
In this world so weary
there's no life so cheery
as a roving life, say I!

Any old coat and any old hat,
and any old stick will do,
as long as the open road's in front
and the skies above are blue!

Any old friend can come along with me,
and any true heart, I say,
I will sing my rhyme,
I will live my time
on the rollicking gay highway!

What e'er befall you
and what e'er folks call you,
you can laugh through tears and strife,
ev'ry hour you borrow
ne'er a thought of sorrow
on the gay highway of life.
So on you travel,
though you can't unravel
ev'ry riddle as you go,
there's a good heav'n o'er you,
and a good sleep for you
at the journey's end you know.

Any old coat and any old hat,
and any old stick will do,
and long as the open road's in front
and the skies above are blue!
Any old friend can come along with me,
and any true heart, I say,
I will sing my rhyme,
I will live my time,
on the rollicking gay highway!

Till I've had my time,
I will sing my rhyme
on the rollicking gay highway!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano
piano
piano
piano
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The Gay Highway 1919 Peter Dawson
Music by Frederic Drummond
Lyrics by Edward Lockton
© MCMXIX by Cary & Co.
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 10 October 2006 at 1.20am
in association with Doug Grierson
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