《Queen Anne Front》歌词

[00:00:00] Queen Anne Front - Pete Seeger (皮特·西格)

[00:00:43] When great grandfather was a gay young man

[00:00:46] And great grandmother was his bride

[00:00:49] They found a lot a very pretty spot

[00:00:52] Over on the old north side

[00:00:54] It sloped down toward the river

[00:00:57] From river avenue

[00:01:00] Great grandma said that it would give her

[00:01:03] Such a lovely view

[00:01:06] So they took a look in godey's ladies book

[00:01:09] To see what they could find

[00:01:11] And they found a house a jolly little house

[00:01:14] With a queen anne front and a Mary anne behind

[00:01:20] Now great grandfather was a handy man

[00:01:24] Who never wasted any time

[00:01:26] He found a crew that knew just what to do

[00:01:29] With common brick like time and lime

[00:01:34] He said I'll build a big veranda

[00:01:37] Where amanda can perch

[00:01:40] And where I will sit on sunday mornings

[00:01:42] When everybody else has gone to church

[00:01:45] The neighbors said and the shifter head

[00:01:47] He's surely lost his mind

[00:01:50] But he built that house that jolly little house

[00:01:53] With a queen anne front and a Mary anne behind

[00:01:58] Now great grandpa at last to rest

[00:02:01] With great grandmother at his side

[00:02:05] Aunt amanda said my land

[00:02:07] They can house I can't abide

[00:02:09] I'll start a ladies seminary

[00:02:11] It will be very select

[00:02:14] And of course it will be very necessary

[00:02:17] That all my girls be circumspect

[00:02:20] As you may guess it was a big success

[00:02:22] Those girls were so refined

[00:02:25] In that self same house that jolly little house

[00:02:28] With a queen anne front and a Mary anne behind

[00:02:34] Now aunt amanda's work was done at last

[00:02:37] And she had gone to her reward

[00:02:40] Appeared a sign that bore the line

[00:02:43] Announcing simply room and board

[00:02:46] The old house soon was filled with roomers

[00:02:49] Of every degree

[00:02:51] Red flannel underwear and bloomers

[00:02:54] Hung out for everyone to see

[00:02:57] The old porch stoop had started in to droop

[00:02:59] And the house looked so resigned

[00:03:03] That self same house that jolly little house

[00:03:05] With a queen anne front and a Mary anne behind

[00:03:27] The poor old house was looking worse and worse

[00:03:30] So did river avenue

[00:03:33] Wooden shacks across the tracks

[00:03:36] Spoiled great grandma's lovely view

[00:03:39] When several very pretty ladies

[00:03:42] Moved in there one day

[00:03:45] They were such charming sues and sadie's

[00:03:47] But a wagon came and took them all away

[00:03:50] One old dame said isn't it a shame

[00:03:53] My girls were so refined

[00:03:56] But they closed that house that jolly little house

[00:03:58] With a queen anne front and a Mary anne behind