The School House Fire

歌詞

'Twas an afternoon in springtime Folk were happy everywhere Preparing for a joyous evening Never dreaming death was near To a little country schoolhouse Neighbors thinking they would go They would have a jolly evening At the children's little show You could hear those children singing Voices ringing clear and sweet Never dreaming in their joy Of the fate that they would meet But their joys all were blighted They began to scream and rage When a lantern fell that evening Streaming fire upon the stage It was on that fatal evening They could not control the fire They madly lashed about for freedom But they perished in the fire You could hear those children screaming While the flames were rolling high Daddy, come and get your babies Will you stand and let us die All the fathers they were trying To their little ones to go But the brave old fellows perished In the chaos from the show Little children they were trampled In that mighty rolling flame Others on that night were screaming Death was dealing just the same There's a lonely spot in Cleveland Nicely fenced around and aired There's a monument erected Tells the story of the fire