The Night The Floor Fell In 1950 'Lou Preager'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 13 Feb 2005

Charlie and his missus were
a happygolucky pair;
they threw a party ev'ry Saturday night.
With all of their relations
like The League of Nations there,
it nearly always ended in a fight.
But there was one occasion
on which they did agree,
and then they brought the house down
with their joviality.

They danced the "BoompsaDaisy"
and then the "PalaisdeGlide
They did the "Hokey Cokey"
and laughed until they cried,
And when they had a "KneesUp"
and ev'ryone joined in,
the only night they never fell out,
the blinkin' floor fell in!

Oh, My! It wasn't half a "do"
with ev'rybody happy,
though they were black and blue.
Oh, My! It really was a sin
the only night they never fell out,
The Night The Floor Fell In!

Now Mrs. Brown was bending
to button up her shoe,
just then the carpet parted
and she went sailing through.
They heard her saying after
she'd put her teeth back in:
The only time they ever fell out,
the blinking floor fell in!

Oh, My! It wasn't half a "do"
with ev'rybody happy,
though they were black and blue.
Oh, My! It really was a sin
the only night they never fell out,
The Night The Floor Fell In!

An old cowpoke was sleeping
down in the room below,
adreaming of the dogies
and the cows he used to know,
and then the ceiling opened
he got an awful fright,
he said: "Them Riders in the Sky
is riding low tonight!

Oh, My! It wasn't half a "do"
with ev'rybody happy,
though they were black and blue.
Oh, My! It really was a sin
the only night they never fell out,
The Night The Floor Fell In!

Now Charlie learnt his lesson
like all good men and true;
when he was at a party,
he knew just what to do.
If anyone was fighting,
he covered up his chin
and for a dance
he padded his pants
in case the floor fell in.

Oh, My! It wasn't half a "do"
with ev'rybody happy,
though they were black and blue.
Oh, My! It really was a sin
the only night they never fell out,
The Night The Floor Fell In!

Soft karaoke
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jazz guit
clarinet
syn str 1
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syn brass 1
drum
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flute
piano
calliope
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The Night The Floor Fell In 1950
Words & Music by Ken Wheeley
© 1950 by Southern Music Pub. Co. Ltd. London
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 13 February 2005 at 13.50
in association with Doug Grierson
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A Prize-winning song in the "Write-A-Tune" Contest of 1950
presented by the Hammersmith Palais de Danse
featured by Lou Preager and his orchestra.
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