There’ll Be Some Changes Made

A popular song from 1921.
words by Billy Higgins
music by W. Benton Overstreet

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment:

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Lyrics

1. They say don’t change the old for the new
   But I’ve found out that this will never do
   When you grow old you don’t last long
   You’re hear today and then tomorrow you’re gone
   I loved a gal for many years gone by
   I thought her love for me would never die
   She made some changes that would never do
   From now on I’m goin’ to make some changes too

Chorus
For there’s a change in the weather, there’s a change in the sea
So from now on there’ll be a change in me
My walk will be different, my talk, and my name
Nothin’ about me is goin’ to be the same
I’m goin’ to change my way of livin’ if that ain’t enough
Then I’ll change the way that I strut my stuff
‘Cause nobody wants you when you’re old and gray
There’ll be some changes made today
There’ll be some changes made

2. They say the old-time things are the best
   That may be very good for all the rest
   But I’m goin’ let the old things be
   ‘Cause they are certainly not suited for me
   There was a time when I thought that way
   That’s why I’m all alone here today
   Since everyone these days seeks something new
   From now on I’m goin’ to seek some new things, too

Chorus
For there’s a change in the fashions, ask the feminine folks
Even Jack Benny has been changing jokes
I must make some changes from old to the new
I must do things just the same as others do
I’m goin’ to change my long, tall Mamma for a little short Fat
Goin’ to change the number where I live at
I must have some lovin’ or I’ll fade away
There’ll be some changes made today
There’ll be some changes made

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Sung here by Fred Feild: