Salem Willows for Mine (1919)
by Lou Collins and George Hardy
arr. by Ed Lundergan
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
PIano accompaniment
**Please change the following in your scores:
Sopranos - m. 35, change first beat to D
Altos - no changes!
Tenors - m. 22, change second and third beats to A
m. 57, third beat, change B to C#
Basses- m. 40, change third beat to two eighth notes, A-G#
m. 56, change third beat to two eighth notes, A-G#
Lyrics:
The place that I long for, the place that I'm strong for, is sure to be in the race,
The boys who will meet you, the girls who will greet you, will all have a smile on their face,
The dear ballroom floor is the place I adore, the waters with nice shady views,
The music is grand, makes you dance, understand, it's the place where you'll never feel blue.
It's not very far from old Salem, and from Lynn it's a half an hour's ride.
You don't mind the trolly because you can jolly the nice little girls by your side.
On moonlight nights, gee, it is dandy, and on Sunday's it's simply divine,
You can have all your "Coneys" to me they're all phonys, but Salem Willows for mine.
About Salem Willows
Salem, MA has a vibrant jazz history rooted in the Salem willows, a seaside park that hosted legends like Duke Ellington (1927), Count Basie, Guy Lombardo, and Glenn Miller in the Charleshurst Ballroom (where the Willows casino is now) during the Big Band era of the 1920s-30s.