The Old Lamplighter
The BrownsVersion1
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He made the night a little brighter,
wherever he would go..
the old lamp lighter, of long, long ago.
His snowy hair was so much whiter,
beneath the candle glow, the old lamp lighter,
of long, long ago.
You'd hear the patter of his feet,
as he came toddling down the street.
His smile would hide a lonely heart, you see.
If there were sweethearts in the park,
he'd pass a lamp and leave it dark..
remembering the days that used to be.
For he recalled when things were new.
He loved someone who loved him too.
Who walks with him alone in memories.
He made the night a little brighter,
wherever he would go..
the old lamp lighter, of long, long ago.
Now if you look up in the sky,
you'll understand the reason why..
the little stars at night are all aglow.
He turns them on when night is near,
he turns them off when dawn is here..
the little man who lived so long ago.
He made the night a little brighter,
wherever he would go..
the old lamp lighter, of long, long a...go.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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Readable chord sheet for The Old Lamplighter by The Browns
[G]He made the night a little [D]brighter, wher[F#]ever he would [Bm]go.. the [G]old lamp [D]lighter, [G]of [D]long, long [A7]ago. His snowy [G]hair was so much [D]whiter, be[F#]neath the candle [Bm]glow, the [G]old lamp [D]lighter, [G]of [D]long, [A]long [D]ago. [D]You'd hear the [F#m7]patter of his [D]feet, [D]as he came [F#m7]toddling down the [D]street. [D]His smile would hide a [A]lonely heart, you [D]see. [D]If there were [Em]sweethearts in the [Em7]park, he'd pass a [Em]lamp and leave it [Em7]dark.. re[Em]membering the [Em7]days that used to [A7]be. For he re[D]called when [F#m7]things were [D]new. He loved some[F#m7]one who loved him [D]too. Who [D]walks with him a[A7]lone in me[D]mories. [D]He made the [G]night a little [D]brighter, wher[F#]ever he would [Bm]go.. the [G]old lamp [D]lighter, [G]of [D]long, [A]long [D]ago. [D]Now if you [F#m7]look up in the [D]sky, [D]you'll under[F#m7]stand the reason [D]why.. [D]the little stars at [A]night are all [D]aglow. He turns them [Em]on when night is [Em7]near, he turns them [Em]off when dawn is [Em7]here.. the [Em]little man who [Em7]lived so long [A7]ago. [A7]He made the [G]night a little [D]brighter, wher[F#]ever he would [Bm]go.. the [G]old lamp [D]lighter, [G]of [D]long, [F#m7]long [A]a...[D]go. A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.