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_Song Specialties for Your Entertainments_
Teachers are discovering that no matter how much novelty there is in their entertainment, how well it is arranged, how thoroughly drilled, if they want to hold the active interest of the audience they must use the best of songs. The songs must be real novelties. The words must be interesting as well as decidedly clever. The music must be catchy and abounding in rich melody. With these things in mind we have prepared this list of superior song novelties for our patrons. All are in regular sheet music form.
We’ve Just Arrived from Bashful Town. We Hope You’ve Brought Your Smiles Along. Come and Partake of Our Welcome Cake. We’re Very Glad to See You Here. With Quaking Hearts We Welcome You.
Mr. Sun and Mrs. Moon. Now, Aren’t You Glad You Came? We Do Not Like to Say Goodbye. We’ll Now Have to Say Goodbye.
PILGRIM MAIDS—Five girls in colonial costume.
PUMPKINS—Any number small boys and girls having huge paper pumpkins pinned on them.
TURKEYS—Five children with paper turkeys pinned on them.
GOBLINS—Any number of small boys wearing hideous false faces.
After each group has spoken it goes off stage. After Jack’s last speech he leaves stage and all the others return and sing the closing song.
If desired the costuming may be elaborate, but it is not at all necessary.
JACK: I had the grandest dinner— Pudding and cake and pie— Turkey and mashed potato Ice cream—it makes me sigh To think that anything was left Of all that dandy meal, But I couldn’t eat another bite So very full I feel. I guess I’ll take a nap till supper time. [_Yawns, stretches, lies down and sleeps._]
ALL: We’re Pilgrim Maids of long ago When all this world was new, And stories of that far off time We shall relate to you.
FIRST: Our fathers came from England here Across the stormy sea, And many hardships they endured To gain their liberty.
SECOND: The Indians were our trusty friends And taught us many things— To plow—to plant—to fish—to hunt— And what each season brings.