The Ladies Aid 1913

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 19 December 2010
2010

The folks had all assembled
with the pastor in the chair,
The discussions were much heated
for dissension filled the air.
They'd met to take proceedings
to help their church along
and to raise the pastor's sal'ry
he'd been working for a song
"We need a bell," said Deacon Brown,
"to call the folks to pray,"
"That one costs but two hundred
that rings across the way,"
But another deacon butted in,
said he: "friends I'm afraid
we cannot make connections
without the Ladies Aid.

The Ladies Aid do not parade
they love to sew and spin,
Upheld by right,
from morn till night
to banish ev'ry sin:
They have built most ev'ry church on earth,
they see that all is paid
so let's go down to Missus Brown's
and join The Ladies Aid.

The Ladies Aid do not parade
they love to sew and spin,
Upheld by right,
from morn till night
to banish ev'ry sin:
They have built most ev'ry church on earth,
they see that all is paid
so let's go down to Missus Brown's
and join The Ladies Aid.

The pastor's sal'ry taken up
brought out this solemn news,
that many people came to church
but few paid for their pews;
That cash was slow in coming and
things were going to Ned;
That it would take considrable
to repair the old church shed.
Old Deacon Brown then took the floor;
friends all this means much work;
There is no time for idleness
there is no time to shirk,
This church can't serve The Master
unless these bills be paid;
so I move a resolution
that we ask The Ladies Aid.

The Ladies Aid do not parade
they love to sew and spin,
Upheld by right,
from morn till night
to banish ev'ry sin:
They have built most ev'ry church on earth,
they see that all is paid
so let's go down to Missus Brown's
and join The Ladies Aid.

The Ladies Aid do not parade
they love to sew and spin,
Upheld by right,
from morn till night
to banish ev'ry sin:
They have built most ev'ry church on earth,
they see that all is paid
so let's go down to Missus Brown's
and join The Ladies Aid.

Soft karaoke
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lyric
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The Ladies Aid 1913
by Harry More
© MCMXIII by Harry Moore
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 19 December 2010 at 16.50
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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