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HANG OUT THE FRONT DOOR KEY
Benjamin Hapgood Burt, 1908.

VERSE 1. When Percy Wilson Gay left wifey ev'ry day,
She always used to say, "Be home on time.
Don't keep me waiting, dear, when dinnertime is near.
Be here when we sit down to dine."
He'd promise that he would, and swear that he'd be good,
But Percy never could quite settle down;
For when his work was through, he'd meet a friend or two,
And then he'd play around the town.
He would call her up most ev'ry night at home,
And he'd sing to her across the telephone:

CHORUS 1: "Hang out the front door key, Love. Hang out the front door key.
Don't you sit up for me, love. I may be out 'til three.
I'm with some poor sick friends, dear, who'd do the same for me.
Just leave a light in the hall tonight, and hang out the front door key."

VERSE 2. One night when he got home, he found himself alone.
Wifey had up and flown, he knew not where.
Although it served him right, he had an awful fright
To think he shouldn't find her there.
She called him up at three, and said, "Yes, dear, it's me.
How does it seem to be home all alone?
I'm with some friends of mine, having so good a time,
And I don't know just when I'll be home.
On the table, you will find a little note."
Percy opened it and this is what she wrote:

CHORUS 2: "Hang out the front door key, Love. Hang out the front door key.
You wait a while for me, love, just as I have for thee.
I'm with some poor sick friends, dear, who think a lot of me.
Your little wife's going to like high life, so hang out the front door key."

VERSE 3. Now Percy stays at home. He wouldn't dare to roam.
He leaves the boys alone when work is through.
He beats it home for fair to see if wifey's there.
When he goes out, he takes her, too.
Now all the sporting's done by Percy's younger son.
He's never home till one, two, three, or four.
He makes the poor old man look like an "also ran,"
Since Percy Junior's had the floor.
When he calls up father ev'ry night at home,
This is what he sings across the telephone:

CHORUS 3: Hang out the front door key, Dad. Hang out the front door key.
I won't be home till three, Dad. Don't you sit up for me.
I'm with some poor sick friends, Dad, just like you used to be.
Cheer up and smile. I'll be home in a while, so hang out the front door key.

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