BY THE OLD OAK TREE
(Percy Wenrich)

Tom, Dick & Harry - 1930
Bud & Joe Billings - 1930
Al Bowlly & Ella Logan - 1930
Tommie & Willie - 1930


Al:
There’s no spot I cherish like the old oak tree
I used to know some years ago
With my sweetheart by my side we’d spend the happy hours
They linger yet, I can’t forget.

Ella:
By the old oak tree, by the old oak tree,
By the old oak tree we sat together
There we learned to care, all our troubles share
Whether it was fair or stormy weather.

Down in the shady lane,
In gingham gowns so plain
We sang love’s sweet refrain
So tenderly

Life was full of joy,
Happy girl and boy
When we met together
By the old oak tree.

(Instrumental interlude)

Down in the shady lane,
In gingham gowns so plain
You sang love’s sweet refrain
So tenderly

Life was full of joy,
Happy girl and happy boy
When we sat together
By the old oak tree.



(Transcribed by Bill Huntley - November 2004)