A popular song from 1908.
Words by Jos. H. McKeon.
Music by W. Raymond Walker.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- What’s the use of feeling blue
Grouching won’t make friends for you
Life you know is very short
Dead ones never get a thought
Come with me and you won’t worry
Lose no time, I’m in a hurry
I’m for fun I’m on the run
The joy car leaves at half past one
All aboard, all aboard, is ev’rybody here?
Chorus
All aboard for a good old time
Get in the crowd, laugh right out loud
Enjoy yourselves, let’s all be gay
Have lots of fun in the old fashioned way
Bring your mamma’s and your papa’s too
And songs of joy we’ll rhyme
We’re here because, we’re here because
We’re here for a good old time
- We’ll see all the sights in town
Merry life we’ll do up brown
We will have a big bass drum
There you bet we’ll make things hum
Eat and drink cause we’ll have plenty
Auto’s we’ll have ten or twenty
You’ll regret if you forget
A good old time’s the one best bet
All aboard, all aboard, is ev’rybody here?
Sung here by Vancha March: