Nine O’Clock Sal

A popular song from 1923
Words and music by Jack Le Roy, Billy Hays, Jim O’Leary, Nelson Ingham

The sheet music:

Nine O’clock Sal – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

Nine_OClock_Sal – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. Back in the town I was born in
    Folks go to bed about nine
    That’s where a tie will always bind me
    A little girl I left behind me
    My little Sal must be lonely
    She knows that I’m lonely, too
    I’ve had some pals, and wonderful gals
    But there’s not another so true

Chorus:
Nine o’clock Sal, nine o’clock pal
You’re just the girl for me
Early to bed, early to rise
That’s an old saying, but you put me wise
Millions of girlies, I’ve met a few
But I’ve found out there’s just one thing to do
I’ll settle down, in our little town
Nine o’clock Sal with you

  1. I’m going back to the old town
    Back to the old folks at home
    I’m tired of roaming o’er the nation
    I long to see my home town station
    I know somebody will greet me
    Soon as I step off the train
    Dear little Sal, my own sweet gal
    I’ll never leave you again

Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: