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1. The diff\u2019rent lays of nowadays
All set my brain a-whirl
They\u2019re not the kind of songs they sang
When mother was a girl
Your spoony rags and coony drags
All made my poor heart ache
Bring back the rhymes of olden times
And just for old times sake<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chorus
Won\u2019t you play a simple melody
Like my mother sang to me
One with good old fashioned harmony
Play a simple melody<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rag Version
Musical Demon, set your honey a dreamin\u2019
Won\u2019t you play me some rag
Just change that classical nag
To some sweet beautiful drag
If you will play from a copy of a tune that is choppy
You\u2019ll get all my applause
And that is simply because
I want to listen to Rag<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. In days of yore, before the war
When hearts now old were young
At home each night by firelight
Those dear old songs were sung
Sweet melodies their memories
Around my heart still cling
That\u2019s why I long to hear a song
Like mother used to sing<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSung here by Fred Feild:<\/p>\n\n\n\n