The School House Fire-The Dixon Brothers

[ti:The School House Fire] [ar:The Dixon Brothers] [al:Weaver's Life] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The School House Fire - The Dixon Brothers [00:03.76]'Twas an afternoon in springtime [00:08.20] [00:09.06]Folks were happy everywhere [00:13.09] [00:14.33]Preparing for the joyous evening [00:18.72] [00:19.38]Never dreaming death was near [00:23.47] [00:24.30]To a little country school house [00:28.46] [00:29.09]They were thinking they would go [00:32.76] [00:33.85]They would have a jolly evening [00:38.20] [00:38.71]At the children's little show [00:42.76] [00:43.28]You could hear those children singin' [00:47.07] [00:48.15]Voices ringin' clear and sweet [00:52.01] [00:52.63]Never dreaming in their joy [00:56.67] [00:57.25]Of the fate that they would meet [01:01.33] [01:01.90]But their joys they all were blighted [01:06.40]They began to scream and rage [01:10.42] [01:10.96]When a lantern fell that evening [01:15.01] [01:15.54]Streaming fire upon the stage [01:20.03]It was on that fatal evening [01:24.43]They could not control the fire [01:28.72]They madly dashed about for freedom [01:32.81] [01:33.34]But they perished in the fire [01:37.30] [01:37.90]You could hear those children screaming [01:41.66] [01:42.31]While the flames were roaring high [01:46.27] [01:47.02]Daddy come and get your babies [01:50.87] [01:51.40]Will you stand and let us die [01:55.24] [01:55.91]All the fathers they were tryig [02:00.38]To their little ones to go [02:03.91] [02:04.71]But the brave old fellows perished [02:09.23]In the chaos from the show [02:13.11] [02:13.71]Little children they were trampled [02:18.01]In that mighty rolling flame [02:21.79] [02:22.46]Others on that night were screaming [02:26.88]Death was dealing just the same [02:30.65] [02:31.27]There's a lonely spire in cleveland [02:35.15] [02:35.69]Nicely fenced around in wire [02:39.88]There's a monument erected [02:44.52]Tells the story of the fire [02:48.79]You could hear those children screaming [02:52.66] [02:53.25]While the flames were roaring high [02:57.12] [02:57.73]Daddy come and get your babies [03:02.17]Will you stand and let us die