Traditional & Folk Songs with Chords
The Band Played On
Band Played On - Lyrics & Chords
John E. Palmer
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G |
Matt |
Casey formed a social club |
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Am |
that |
beat the town for style, |
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D |
G |
And |
hired for a meeting place a |
hall |
When pay day came around each week
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Am |
they |
greased the floor with wax. |
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D |
G |
And |
danced with noise and vigor at the |
ball, |
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Em |
Am |
Each |
Saturday you'd |
see them |
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Bm7 |
Em |
dressed |
up in Sunday |
clothes, |
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A |
D |
Each |
lad would have his sweetheart by his |
side. |
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G |
When C |
asey led the first grand march |
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Am |
they |
all would fall in line, |
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D7 |
G |
Be |
hind the man who was their joy and |
pride. |
Chorus:
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G |
For— |
Casey would waltz with a strawberry blonde, |
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D7 |
And the |
Band played on, |
He'd glide cross the floor with the girl he adored,
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G |
And the |
Band played on. |
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D7 |
G7 |
C |
But his brain was so |
loaded it |
nearly explo |
ded, |
The poor girl would shake with alarm.
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Am |
Dbdim |
G |
Em |
He'd |
ne'er leave the |
girl with the |
strawberry |
curls, |
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A7 |
D7 |
G |
And the |
Band |
played |
on. |
Such kissing in the corner
and such whisp'ring in the hall,
And telling tales of love behind the stairs
As Casey was the favorite and he that ran the ball.
Of kissing and love making did his share,
At twelve o'clock exactly they all would fall in line
Then march down to the dining hall and eat.
But Casey would not join them
although ev'rything was fine,
But he stay'd upstairs and exercised his feet.
Now when the dance was over
and the band played Home Sweet Home,
They played a tune at Casey's own request.
He thanked them very kindly for
the favors they had shown,
Then he'd waltz once with the girl that he loved best.
Most all the friends are married that Casey used to know,
And Casey too has taken him a wife.
The blonde he used to waltz and glide with
on the ballroom floor,
Is happy Misses Casey now for life.
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