Grandfather's Clock (1876)
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- A clock's action is connected to a man's life.
Lyrics
1. My grandfather’s clock was too large for the shelf
So it stood ninety years on the floor
It was taller by half than the old man himself
Though it weighed not a pennyweight more
It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born
And was always his treasure and pride
But it stopp’d short, never to go again
When the old man died
Chorus
Ninety years, without slumbering (tick, tick, tick, tick)
His life seconds numbering (tick, tick, tick, tick)
It stopp’d short never to go again when the old man died
2.In watching its pendulum swing to and fro
Many hours had he spent while a boy
And in childhood and manhood the clock seemed to know
And to share both his grief and his joy
For it struck twenty-four when he entered at the door
With a blooming and beautiful bride
But it stopp’d short, never to go again
When the old man died
3. My grandfather said of those he could hire
Not a servant so faithful he found
For it wasted no time, and had but one desire
At the close of each week to be wound
And it kept in its place not a frown upon its face
And its hands never hung by its side
But it stopp’d short, never to go again
When the old man died
4. It rang an alarm in the dead of the night
An alarm that for years had been dumb
And we knew that his spirit was pluming for flight
That his hour of departure had come
Still the clock kept the time, with a soft and muffled chime
As we silently stood by his side
But it stopp’d short, never to go again
When the old man died
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words and music by Henry Clay Work
published by Chauncey M. Cady, New York City
This song is beguiling in its simplicity, naturalness, humor, and the easy flow of melody and accompaniment. It seems to have a paranormal theme. It was written several years earlier but it's publication was delayed due to the Chicago fire of 1871.
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This song gave "grandfather clocks" their name. Before this song they were simply tall case clocks. I have always loved the song.
I never knew that - how interesting.
In UK auctions they are always called longcase clocks. But colloquially ‘grandfather’s clocks’ of course.
Thanks, that's interesting
My mother sang this song when I was a child. It has sort of haunted me all these years. Now I’m glad to find it again.
Did you know this song had a sequel? The grandson goes back to his grandfather's old house and finds the new owners have thrown the clock away.
Sad. The grandfather's family could have taken the clock. On the other hand, if the clock had an attachment of the grandfather's spirit, it would have been haunted and needed to be destroyed.
What's it called?
@@bonnetsisterlocation5373 I think the song is called 'sequel to grandfather's clock'
@@sheetmusicsinger9651 Each verse of Grandfather's Clock ended "It stopped short never to run again when the old man died." So the clock was replaced by a "vain stuck-up thing on the wall" which, instead of going "tick, tock, tick, tock", ticks much faster (written as tick-tock-tick-tock-tick-tock-tick-tock, but which I think would better match those clocks if it were tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick. The song is available on the Library of Congress web site. Another nice clock-related song available there is "My Grandmother's Watch", with nice lines like "My grandmother's watch was a queer one to go. It vex't me as oft as it went. 'Twas sometimes to fast and 'twas sometimes to slow. I never knew quite what it meant."
Oh, no!
The idea of a clock and owner having the exact same time-span is such a great idea for a song. No wonder it's a classic....
My grandmother was from Aberlour, Scotland. She would sing this to me in her Scottish burr. It always haunted me because when she sang it she would emphasize the phrase " Stopped, short, never to go again, when the old man died". Maybe that's why I have had an aversion to grandfather clocks all my life?????
Just try to keep in mind that your grandmother was ‘doing her thing’ as a dramatic performance for you. Sometimes we as grownups may not realize the things we tell and show children may, as in your case, really frighten them. Mother used to ‘scare ‘us by putting on one of daddy’s hats and popping out from behind a swinging door in the kitchen. But only as a fun thing, never any malice. Maybe she was bored? Who knows? I’d love to do it again though.
Sir, I'm a last-year highschool student with bunches of exams' stress everyday. This song of yours has saved me over and over! I grew up quite lonely my whole life listening to stories about my grandfather. Just how much I wish to have a grandfather once again! This video is an ultimate blessing. Very relaxing, and amazingly, sir, I feel like my grandfather himself was singing the song to me. Thank you very much for doing all these, Sir. Aside from that, I hope when I grow up, I'll be able to make people's life happier doing what I love, like what you're doing right now, Sir.
As a kid in the 70s, I had this song on a record of old songs like
"Grand Old Flag" & "Yellow Rose of Texas". Love those old tunes...
Oh, yes indeed. George M Cohen, Irving Berlin, John Philip’s Sousa, three of America’s finest musicians.
I heard this the other day and it's stuck in my head. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this collection of old songs that you put forth.
I've known this song ever since I was little!
This song is so amazing and a beautiful.Sound my mom used this song put me sleep.So she can do her work
I love this story -song, nicely sung and piano-ed, but don’t stop your day jobs!🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
My father (born 1926), used to sing this me.
Very, very nice. And I seem to remember this but, of course, where to find it? Ah, the Sheet Music singer! Another wonderful addition to good memories. And very well done.
locgov, levysheetmusic and imslp has many of these vintage songs sheet music
This song is nineish minutes long but it's beautiful and sounds like historical music like the Old English language. It's from 814 AD (814 CE) This is a medieval song. This long is very long and it's the perfect amount of time for a song. It's just the right timing for this song. Happy New Year's Eve my name will be like an old historical name. This comment is so short. But this is a short comment about the nine minute song. This is a Frankish song. I like this song because it's old, beautiful, and the perfect amount of time for this song. But my name is still Spain. Thank you for this comment. Bye
only came here because i heard this was the song for the fnaf 2 music box of puppet lol
Great!
i swear I've heard this song before, and not first from fnaf, i think i heard my grandma and or grandpa sung this when I was little. my grandpa passed when I was a child.. and my grandma passed a few years ago..
so far, my favorite one was Long Long Ago.
Hi Yolanda, Yes, it is a favorite of mine, too. ‘Long, Long Ago’ is such a lovely song, I also like ‘I Wandered Today to the Hills Maggie’, and ‘Just a Song at Twilight’ , I’ll Take You Home Kathleen’, and ‘’Songs My Mother Taught Me’ So many others! Love to you, dear 🌹 Elizabeth
@@e.conboy4286 I truly adore vintage music. I guess it's the old sound that attracts me.
@@yolandajohnson8685 Long, long ago (about 75 years) my dad would sang these songs while we walked around the golf course finding lost balls! Homemade pleasures can be memorable. By the way, a favorite recording of mine is ‘The Old Sweet Songs’ by Frank DeVol and Orchestra. I’ll send you a copy if you are interested.
I have 13 playlist on my phone and the one entitled: LEADBELLY consist of very vintage masterpieces such as: Over There by Nore Bayes 1917
O Suzanna 1884,
Henry Thomas, Almanac Singers,
Wreck Of The Old '97 by Vernon Dalhart, I have a recording of a French song recorded in 1860.
and about 15 more MASTERPIECES
@@yolandajohnson8685 hey, lucky you, those are great selections! 🎼🎹🎹🎹 🎷 🥁 🎺 🎸liz
I'm so happy that these old songs were preserved. I think I first heard this with Korean lyrics from the Korean movie C'est Si Bon which was a semi-biography of the 1960s or 70s Korean duo Twinfolio. Correct me if I'm wrong.
「大きな古時計」だ…‼️😭
Ookina Furudokei.
A pdf of the sheetmusic would be much appreciated :)
Okay. I added a link to the full sheet music pdf in the description. Enjoy!
This is fnaf puppet song
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The fnaf music box uses this song but this is where it is from. It’s not from fnaf
Lmao its not from Fnaf its from the mid-1800's by Henry C work
Cringe