A popular song from 1912.
Words by Earle C. Jones.
Music by Chas N. Daniels.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Howdy Lou! Howdy Sue!
Hello, fellow, members of the midnight crew
I’ve a motor boat that’s a bird
Anchored by the ferry down at “Twenty third”
Let’s go and cruise around Long Island Sound
Oh!
Chorus
Down on Long Island Sound
That’s where true love is found
We’ll go a-boating
A-floating with fond hearts devoting all our time
To love and spooning, crooning, honeymooning
We’ll sing this old love song
When we’re homeward bound
Good night, ladies! Good night, ladies!
Good night, ladies!
While sailing down on old Long Island Sound
- Jump inside, then we’ll glide
Up the old East River floating with the tide
See the lights a-gleaming so gay
Fellos, don’t the river beat the “Great White Way”
And now we’re bound for old Long Island Sound
Oh!