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Pete Seeger
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Queen Anne Front
It sloped down toward the river From River Avenue Great grandma said that it would give her Such a lovely view
So they took a look in Godey's Ladies book To see what they could find And they found a house, a jolly little house With a Queen Anne front and a Mary Anne behind
Now great grandfather was a handy man Who never wasted any time He found a crew that knew just what to do With white pine, common brick and lime
He said, 'I'll build a big veranda Where Amanda can perch And I'll sit there myself on Sunday mornings When everybody else has gone to church'
The neighbors said, 'He's crazy in the head He's surely lost his mind But he built that house, that jolly little house With a Queen Anne front and a Mary Anne behind'
Now great grandpa at last was laid to rest With great grandmother at his side Old Aunt Amanda said, 'My land An empty house I can't abide'
'I'll start a ladies' seminary It will be very select Of course, it will be very necessary That all my girls be circumspect'
更多更详尽歌词 在 ※ Mojim.com 魔镜歌词网 As you may guess it was a big success Those girls were so refined In that self-same house, that jolly little house With a Queen Anne front and a Mary Anne behind
Now aunt Amanda's work at last was done And she passed on to her reward Appeared a sign that bore the line Announcing simply, 'Room and Board'
The house was soon filled With roomers of every degree Red flannel underwear and bloomers Hung out for everyone to see
The old porch stoop had started in to droop The house looked so resigned That self-same house, that jolly little house With a Queen Anne front and a Mary Anne behind
Now that old house was looking worse and worse And so was River Avenue Wooden shacks across the tracks Spoiled great grandma's lovely view
A group of very pretty ladies moved in there one day They were such pretty Sues and Sadie's But a wagon came and took them all away
Said one old dame, 'Now isn't it a shame My girls were so refined But they closed that house, that jolly little house With a Queen Anne front and a Mary Anne behind'
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