I'M JOINED HERE BY MY BROTHER GREN ON MANDOLIN. THIS IS OUR ATTEMPT AT THE 1936 SONG "LITTLE OLD LADY". WRITTEN BY HOAGY CARMICHAEL AND STANLEY ADAMS. ALTHOUGH THIS SONGS SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME NEGLECTED IN RECENT YEARS, IT WAS ORIGINALLY RECORDED BY RAY NOBLE AND HIS ORCHESTRA WITH AL BOWLLY ON VOCAL. IT HAS BEEN SUBSEQUENTLY RECORDED BY GRACIE FIELDS, JULIE ANDREWS, CHET BAKER, JOHN COLTRANE, THE EVERLY BROTHERS, THE MILLS BROTHERS, AND MANY OTHERS
(LITTLE OLD LADY)
LITTLE OLD LADY PASSING BY,
CATCHING EVERYONES EYE,
YOU HAVE SUCH A CHARMING MANNER,
SWEET AND SHY.
LITTLE OLD BONNET SET IN PLACE,
AND A SMILE ON YOUR FACE,
YOU'RE A PERFECT PICTURE IN YOUR
LAVENDER AND LACE.
LITTLE SMILE OF WELCOME HERE,
LITTLE RAY OF SUNSHINE THERE,
EVERYONE IS GLAD TO MEET YOU,
WALKING ROUND THE SQUARE.
LITTLE OLD LADY TIME FOR TEA,
HERE'S A KISS,
TWO OR THREE.
YOU'RE JUST LIKE THAT LITTLE OLD LADY,
I HOLD DEAR TO ME.
a good song
asif32hell 3 years ago