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The Old Lamp-Lighter

Words by Charles Tobias, Music by Nat Simon - 1946

Number 2 on the Hit Parade in 1946, played for 15 weeks.

Chorus:
F                C	F	A7	Dm            F7
Bb            Bdim	F              Dm7	F             G7	C7             F
F                C	F	A7	Dm            F7
Bb            Bdim	F              Dm7	F             C7	F
Bridge:
F	-	-	-
Gm	-	-	-
F	-	-              C7	F
Chorus:
F                C	F	A7	Dm            F
Bb            Bdim	F               Dm7	F             C7	F
Ending:
F	-	-	-
F	-	-              C7	F              (End)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

This song is in the key of F.

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Chorus:

He made the night a little brighter, Wherever he would go,
The old lamp-lighter of long, long ago.
His snowy hair was so much whiter, Beneath the candle glow,
The old lamp-lighter of long, long ago.

 

Bridge:

You'd hear the patter of his feet, As he came toddling down the street, His smile would had a lonely heart you see.
If there were sweethearts in the park, He'd pass a lamp and leave it dark, Remembering the days that used to be,
For he recalls when things were new, He loved someone who loved him too, Who walks with him alone in memories.

 

Chorus:

He made the night a little brighter, Wherever he would go,
The old lamp-lighter of long, long ago.

 

Ending:

Now if you look up in the sky, You'll understand the reason why, The little stars at night are all aglow,
He turns them on when night is here, He turns them off when dawn is near, The little man we loved of long ago.
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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