A top hit song from 1910
Words by William Tracey
Music by Jas. McGavisk
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Have you ever stopped to think
When you’ve been traveling here and there
What a great big lonesome world this seems to be
And how hard it is to find a pal
Who’s really on the square
It’s a problem that has often puzzled me
Though you make friends very easy
And they all seem good and true
There are few that have that good old-fashioned way
You will find there’s something different
In the things they say or do
And when you have met them all you’re bound to say
Chorus
Gee, but it’s great to meet a friend
From your home town
What difference does it make
If he is up or down
When he shakes you by the hand
There’s a feeling you can’t understand
Oh, Gee, but its great to meet a friend
From your home town
- Say your pal has only been away
From home about a year
He will start right in to tell you all the news
And no matter what he mentions
It is sure to bring you cheer
It’s the greatest cure I know of for the blues
Then you’ll ask about the old folks
And the school house on the hill
Where as kids you s pent the happy days gone by
Times have changed, those scenes have vanished
But their memory lingers still
Think it over and you’ll know just why I sigh