Tonalidad: D major
Verse 1
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She was built back in the thirties
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in an era where things were made to last
Em
And her faded rough complexion
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seems to whisper stories of her past
Like when Nann and Pop were caught
and they'd meet there and
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dance the night away
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To the piano and the fiddle
playing all the modern tunes of yesterday
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Smiling faces, crowded dance floor,
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and no one had much money way back then.
Em
In the days of horse and sulkies,
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a feather dipped in him served as a pen.
And in 39 the war came,
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old Pop was here to answer the call.
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And he gathered with his comrades
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on the dance floor of the old town hall.
As a child my mother told me
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how men are knitted jumpers for the war
Em
They met daily at the hall
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making sure their fighting
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soldiers would be warm
And a bloke with projector
and newsreel
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shown the weekend
Am
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To try and ease the pain of wives,
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missing husbands and their friends
Then in 45 the word rang out,
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the war was over, men were coming home
Em
So we all met on the dance floor
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to discuss and organise
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the welcome show
Then a bus pulled up, a crowd ran out,
the people held their loved
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ones like before
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And Poppy kissed and held my daddy
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for the first time in the old town hall
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Yes, the old town hall is still standing
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As it has now for sixty years or more
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And although her things are twisted
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and they creep a bit
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There's ease left in her yet mind,
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that's for sure
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She's weathered fire and storms,
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and even war -time
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And the memories are en
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tombed inside her walls
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Yes, she's part of our old
Bm
Australian heritage
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G
Em
That building called
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the Old Town Hall
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The Howsie on the Tuesday
night was all the go,
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it really brought them in
Em
And I can still see that old caller
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full of numbered marbles
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out the kerrow tin
Ten shillings was a worthy prize to win
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for killing least a week ahead
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And the si lence only broken
with the right mate
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if the game came to an end
The air in Cracker Night was special round
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the bonfire which eared us up she went
Em
Old log s and baldy tyres
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and one year we tossed on
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Pop's old army tent
And we stood between the dunnies
so we weren't caught short
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to answer nature's call
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Then the beer flowed
and the music shook the rafters
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of the old town hall
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Yes, the old town hall is still standing
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And it has now for sixty years or more
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And although her things are twisted
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and like cranky fish
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There's tears left in her head,
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Mike, that's for sure
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She's weathered fire and storm
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to leave her wartime
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And the memories are entombed
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inside her wall
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Yes, she's part of our old
Bm
Australian heritage
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G
Em
That building called the
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Old Town Hall
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Yeah, she's part of our
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Bm
old Australian family
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Em
That building called the
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Old Town Hall
Em
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That building called the Old Town Hall
Em
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That building called the Old Town Hall
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