The Old Oak Tree 1934

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 12 Jun 2005

I don't need the family album
to picture the joys of yesteryear.
I don't need an old love letter
I have a better souvenir.

There's an old oak tree
full of memories for me,
of a sweetheart long ago.
After school we'd stroll
till the close of day,
and that old oak tree
was our hide away.
There are two hearts there
that we carved with tender care
for the whole world wide to see
and our schoolday love
lingers like the moon above
on the old oak tree.

There's an old oak tree
full of memories for me,
of a sweetheart long ago.
After school we'd stroll
till the close of day,
and that old oak tree
was our hide away.
There are two hearts there
that we carved with tender care
for the whole world wide to see
and our schoolday love
lingers like the moon above
on the old oak tree.

Somewhere in the shady woodland
there's one of my sweetest souvenirs;
just a little old love token
a charm unbroken through the years.

There's an old oak tree
full of memories for me,
of a sweetheart long ago.
After school we'd stroll
till the close of day,
and that old oak tree
was our hide away.
There are two hearts there
that we carved with tender care
for the whole world wide to see
and our schoolday love
lingers like the moon above
on the old oak tree.

There's an old oak tree
full of memories for me,
of a sweetheart long ago.
After school we'd stroll
till the close of day,
and that old oak tree
was our hide away.
There are two hearts there
that we carved with tender care
for the whole world wide to see
and our schoolday love
lingers like the moon above
on the old oak tree.

Soft karaoke
Words
str 25
str 50
str 110
brass 75
flute
bassoon
piano t clef
pizz str
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The Old Oak Tree 1934
Music by Joseph Mayer
Lyrics by Frank Loesser
© 1934 by M-G-M Corp. N.Y.
© 1934 assigned to Robbins Music Corp. N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 12 June 2005 at 23.23
in association with Doug Grierson
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