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Subject: Re: old song lyrics identified

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betty dubose

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Date Posted: 18:52:47 07/09/05 Sat
In reply to: Tom 's message, "Re: old song lyrics identified" on 18:21:59 09/17/04 Fri

>my Mom used to sing a dression era song. The only
>lyrics remembered are: The East bound train was crowed
>one cold DEcember day. The conductor shouted Tickets
I remember a little more:
The east bound train was crowed one cold December day
The conductor shouted tickets in his old time fashioned way
A little girl in sadness
Her hair hung down in curls
She said, "I have no ticket and then this story told
"My Mother she is sewing
to try to earn our bread
While poor, old dear blind Daddy,s in prison almost dead.

I've forgotten the next verse but the end but it is about the girl going to bring her father home from prison.

The end is "You'll never need a ticket, while I am on this car."

My mother used to sing that to me when I was small. How,s that for a lullaby?

I think this dates back to the 1890's or so. She knew many old sad songs that she learned from her father.

Hope this helps.

Betty

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: old song lyrics identified	chelsea (20)	21:13:19 03/11/06 Sat
Re: old song lyrics identified -- Debbie (foundit), 16:43:27 01/04/08 Fri
Re: old song lyrics identified	Randy Heinsch (More correct lyrics - The East Bound Train)	09:11:41 08/17/06 Thu