Queen Anne Front - Pete Seeger (皮特·西格)

When great grandfather was a gay young man

And great grandmother was his bride

They found a lot a very pretty spot

Over on the old north side

It sloped down toward the river

From river avenue

Great grandma said that it would give her

Such a lovely view

So they took a look in godey's ladies book

To see what they could find

And they found a house a jolly little house

With a queen anne front and a Mary anne behind

Now great grandfather was a handy man

Who never wasted any time

He found a crew that knew just what to do

With common brick like time and lime

He said I'll build a big veranda

Where amanda can perch

And where I will sit on sunday mornings

When everybody else has gone to church

The neighbors said and the shifter head

He's surely lost his mind

But he built that house that jolly little house

With a queen anne front and a Mary anne behind

Now great grandpa at last to rest

With great grandmother at his side

Aunt amanda said my land

They can house I can't abide

I'll start a ladies seminary

It will be very select

And of course it will be very necessary

That all my girls be circumspect

As you may guess it was a big success

Those girls were so refined

In that self same house that jolly little house

With a queen anne front and a Mary anne behind

Now aunt amanda's work was done at last

And she had gone to her reward

Appeared a sign that bore the line

Announcing simply room and board

The old house soon was filled with roomers

Of every degree

Red flannel underwear and bloomers

Hung out for everyone to see

The old porch stoop had started in to droop

And the house looked so resigned

That self same house that jolly little house

With a queen anne front and a Mary anne behind

The poor old house was looking worse and worse

So did river avenue

Wooden shacks across the tracks

Spoiled great grandma's lovely view

When several very pretty ladies

Moved in there one day

They were such charming sues and sadie's

But a wagon came and took them all away

One old dame said isn't it a shame

My girls were so refined

But they closed that house that jolly little house

With a queen anne front and a Mary anne behind