STAY

HOME TONIGHT WITH THE OLD FOLKS

(1892)

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Words and Music by GEORGE M. VICKERS Arrangement by WILLIAM LUU

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Lead      
Fast Chorus 1

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Tenor

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Stay home to night with the old folks,

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Just

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Bari
Bass

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folks, just

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hearts,

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give them an even ing's cheer. For warm are their hearts and

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      
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evening's cheer.

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ritard

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give an hearts,

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a tempo

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toil ing oo

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wear y, toil ing for ma ny a year. Sing them a song that is

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toil ing oo So sing

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sweet and low, one that they sang long, long a go,

     
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This Arrangement © 2019 by William Luu

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2 Stay Home Tonight With The Old Folks

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long a go, long a go! Though dim are their eyes with

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ev en though
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watching, though seamed are their brows once fair, though

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ev en though

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x

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sad be their thoughts to mor row, to night let them know no

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care! Eb = D# Chorus 2

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        
care! Know no care! Stay home to night, old folks, just

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care! Stay home to night with the old folks,
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Stay Home Tonight With The Old Folks 3

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back those scenes that have

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let them cheer, cheer once more. Bring back those scenes

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let them just cheer once more.

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ritard

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per ished, days that for ev erare o'er.
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a tempo

per ished, oh those days are o'er, are o'er. Sing song

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Sing them asong that is

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oh those days are o'er, are o'er. So sing song,

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sweet and low, one that they sang long, long a go, long a go,

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the smiles that our child hood

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long a go! Love, will ing, smiles that our child hood

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For love of the hands ev er will ing,
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knew, sake, ones, loved us,

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knew, for sake of the ones who loved us to night cheer their hearts so,

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sake, ones who

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sake, ones, loved us, so

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so true. Stay home to night with the old folks,

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old, the old

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true

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     
let them cheer once more,

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Let them cheer

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Tag

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    
let them know no care. For to night let them know you're

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care.

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no, let them know no care. -night
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Stay home to night with the old folks, let them know you're

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there!

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Stay home to night with the old folks, let them know you're

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Stay home to night with the old folks, let them know you're

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there!
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Let them know you're there!

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there!

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there!