Hang On The Bell
Hang On The Bel
(T. Connor, C. Erard, R. Parker
The scene was in the jailhouse, and if curfew rang that nigh
The guy in number 13 cell would go out like a light
She knew her Dad was innocent, and so Poor Little Nel
Has tied her tender torso to the clapper of the bell
cho: Oh, hang on the bell, Nelly, hang on the bel
Your poor Daddy's locked in a cold prison cell
As you swing to the left, and you swing to the righ
Remember that curfew must never ring tonight
It all began when Nelly said, "No! No!" to Handsome Jac
And struggled as he tried to kiss her by the railroad track
Her Dad rushed up to save her as the train came down the line
And Jack fell back across the track and paid the price of crime
Dear Daddy was arrested, and brought up before the Law
The P'liceman said,"Old Handsome Jack ain't handsome any more!
Then Nelly came and pleaded, but the jury did not care --
They didn't have a sofa, so they offered him the chair
Well, they pulled upon the bellrope, but there was no ting-a-lin
They could not get their business done, the curfew would not ring
Upstairs, poor Nell was swinging, while below they pulled and heaved
When suddenly a voice cried "Stop! Your father's been reprieved!
Now, that's the bedtime story that the wardens love to tel
The convicts listen to this tale of Plucky Little Nell
And how she saved her Dad that night --- the curfew did not ring
And tears run down their faces, while in harmony they sing
Note: Recorded by Beatrice Kay , late 30's or early 40's; by Ray Bogusla
in late 50's and by Chad Mitchell Trio in 60's.Joe Hickerso
sings this to a much less jazzy tune (source?) R
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