a 1902 popular song
words and music by Milo A. Everest
arranged by W. K. Whiting
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. How is your upper story
At morning, noon or night?
How is your upper story
The room above your sight?
Was the room ever vacant
In trouble you may be?
It is the only storeroom
That ever troubled me
It is the highest occupant
For knowledge is the test
And it may be your fortune
To have more than the rest
Chorus:
The upper story cultivate
The room below your hat
It’s worth of attention
Till grayer than a rat
Because it belongs to you
And it belongs to Pat
And each one can elevate
And dwell within the flat
2. How is your upper story
When the taxes are due?
How is your upper story
When your business is blue?
If all the room was vacant
You couldn’t have an ache
And when the time is loving
You never feel to hate
The upper story is the best
For every kind of mind
It holds a world of knowledge
To make or mar mankind