1911 for his parents' 25th Wedding Anniversary,
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First known surviving lyric.
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Music to the tune of Irving Berlin's, "Alexander's Ragtime Band"
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Oh, my hubby, put your hat on.
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Better hurry, the taxi's waiting.
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We are going, surely going
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To the big array-Silver Wedding Day.
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Better hurry, better hurry-
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Lord, we don't want to come too late, dear.
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Come now, somehow, better hurry along.
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So clink your glass, each lad and lass,
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For Max and Frieda's wedding day.
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Put on a smile, make life worthwhile-
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Let each wrinkle shout Hooray!
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For life is much too short and time will always fly-
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One, two, twenty-five, the years go rolling by.
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This is the bestest night of all-let the laughter fall.
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Years of joy, Max a boy, at full two score is well.
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And Mrs. Hart still plays her part,
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Though her age I dare not tell.
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But if you want to make the evening seem like the dear old times,
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Clink your glass each lad and lass,
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To Max and Frieda's wedding day.
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Way, way back, dear, '86 dear,
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Things were not just like they are now, dear-
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I was young, dear, you were young, dear,
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And we didn't plan to help the census man.
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Silver streaks, dear, in my hair, dear,
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But our hearts, dear, are as young as ever.
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Come now, somehow, jolly up and be young.
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In diesen Haus lass Saus und Braus
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Konige von allem sein.
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Drink a pile, it's worth your while,
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Hab die Katz im Morgenschein.
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For life is much too short and the years are rolling by-
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Eins, zwei, funf-und-zwanzig,
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Let the old times fly.
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This in the bestest night of all-
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Let the laughter fall.
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Nur einmal ist es erlaubt,
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Dass der Mensch gut leben kann.
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Die Zeit fliegt ja und Sorg beraubt
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Alle Jugend von dem Mann.
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So if you want to make the evening seem like the dear old times.
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Clink your glass, each lad and lass,
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Zu der Silberfestigung.
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Max And Frieda - Silver Wedding Anniversary
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| Ray Charles |
