Billy Murray Sings - On the Old Fall River Line - Victor III Gramophone

Here is one of the most popular stars of the first two decades of the Twentieth Century, Billy Murray (1877-1954) Singing "On the Old Fall River Line" composed by Jerome, Sterling & Von Tilzer. The Record is 10" Victor Black and Gold Label #17427 from mid 1913. The Gramophone is a Victor Type III from 1907, The Fall River Line steamers docked at piers on the North River in New York City. The boats left in the evenings, easing out into the East River, then heading east on Long Island Sound to Newport.
Fall River Line
Timetable
The boats arrived in the early morning hours in Fall River. Passengers disembarked from the steamers there and boarded the Old Colony Railroad trains. They arrived in Boston in time for their morning appointments.

On Sunday evenings, passengers left Boston for New York from the Old Colony Railroad Depot. They boarded the steamers in Fall River and traveled to Newport, then continued on the overnight trip back to New York.

As overnight vessels, the Fall River Line steamers offered staterooms, dorm berths, and salon chairs for their guests. A September 20, 1881, advertisement from the Fall River Daily Evening News listed prices for first-class tickets at $3, and for second-class tickets at $2.25. [5] Room prices for the full route ranged from $1 to $5 per person. [6]
Free passes were available for some dorm berths on the lower deck. Competition from other lines kept prices low enough for passengers of all classes to ride the ships.

The Fall River Line steamers were popular with both businessmen and summer travelers. Fall River residents took the steamers to Newport for the enjoyment of an evening ride, returning to Fall River by train.

For several summers the Fall River Line operated a separate "Newport Line," the first of the line's double service to accommodate summer travelers.

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[brad600dc]

Very nice! This is an unusually good clear recording,when was it recorded?

[victrolaman]

The Record was recorded over 96 years ago in mid 1913 !

[itsmrfrank]

But I wish, Oh Lord, I fell overboard

On the Old Fall River Line!

Yes I wish Oh Lord I fell overboard

On the Old Fall River Line!

Now the boat has landed, we're stranded

Spooners by the dozen and more.

Hear the Captain calling and bawling

"Is there anybody wants to go ashore?"

Everybody just answered then,

"Turn the boat 'round again!"

[itsmrfrank]

The Old Fall River Line Words by Wm Jerome & Andrew B Sterling Music by Harry Von Tilzer 1913 Talk about your mooning, and spooning Take a trip to Boston, it's fine. Cruising up the bay, boys, hooray, boys I was on the upper deck when I met mine. I said, "Sue, in your sailor suit, You look perfectly cute!" CH: On the Old Fall River Line, On the Old Fall River Line, I fell for Suzy's line of talk, She fell in with mine; And then we fell in with the parson And he tied us tight as twine.

[itsmrfrank]

Ooh--ALL the lyrics! How fabulous! (Dwight Fiske makes reference to the Old Fall River Line in "Mrs Pettibone" one of his inestimable racy stories on which he accompanied himself at the piano. "So we went upstairs to a little room overlooking a lot of factories and the Old Fall River Line..."

[fmazzar]

How amazing to be able to listen to this record so many years after it's appearance....Billy Murray will be remembered for many years to come.....thank you for this upload...

[irish1209]

The Fall River Line ran from 1847 to 1937. It was not running by the time the Hurricane of '38 hit in September. However, many of the original piers are still in use today. I drive by them everyday. Great recording - thanks for posting.

[bearcub410]

my grandfather worked on the providence line and his cousin worked on both the fall river and providence line , they all came to an end with the hurricane of 1938 , my grandparents went on their honeymoon on one of the ships from ri to new york ,i think it cost about 3.50 ? in 1931