THE OLD SONGS

Barbershop Harmony Society Theme Song

Words and Music by

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GEOFFREY O’HARA
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Tenor

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Lead

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The old songs, the old songs, the good old songs for me. I
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love to hear those min - or chords and good close har - mo - ny.

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This official arrangement of the Society theme song was provided through the courtesy of the composer, Geoffrey O’Hara.
Our theme song is taken from the introduction to “A Little Close Harmony,” a choral piece by Mr. O’Hara published in 1921
by Boston Music Company.
Every SPEBSQSA chapter meeting should open with “The Old Songs” and close by singing the motto song of our charitable
mission, "Teach The Children To Sing," stock #8529, followed by “Keep America Singing.”

KEEP AMERICA SINGING

Barbershop Harmony Society Motto Song
The Society’s motto is “Keep the Whole World Singing.”
See word and note substitutions at bottom of next page.
Words, Music and Arrangement by
WILLIS A. DIEKEMA

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all day long.
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* Keep A - mer - i - ca sing - ing all day long.

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all day long.

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 Keep America Singing

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on a song.
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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Watch good - will come a - wing - ing on a song.
on a song.
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b
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while, the while you are sing - ing. Oh,
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V b #N œ˙ . nœ œ A œ˙ . œ
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Smile the while you are sing - ing.
while, the while you are sing - ing. Oh,

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b œ ˙ œ œ

car - ry, car - ry, car - ry your part.

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21 22 23 26

Car - ry, car - ry your part. Keep a mel - o - dy

car - ry, car - ry, part.

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car - ry, car - ry your part.
ring - ing and ring - ing

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ring - ing in your heart.

ring - ing and ring - ing
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* “Keep the whole world singing” is the Society motto, and should be sung at official meetings.
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Keep the whole world sing - ing

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