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Originally Posted By mary jo

my friend is looking for the sheet music to this lullaby which was written I believe by haven gillespie. the song talks about chocolate streams and jack and jill etc help

[ginnykoala]

Wer'e gonna see Jack
Wer'e gonna see Jill
They live in a shack
On pumpkin pie hill
Come along don't wait
or you'll be late
for the sleepytown express

All the little tots in sleepytown
are ready to meet the train
with licorice hats
and chocolate shoes and peppermint candy canes

Oh will puddle and splash
In a soda pop pool
on a plum pudding beach
where there ain't no school
come along don't wait
or you'll be late
for the sleepytown express
too toooo tooooooooooooo

[Chucks87]

Originally Posted by Archive

Originally Posted By mary jo

my friend is looking for the sheet music to this lullaby which was written I believe by haven gillespie. the song talks about chocolate streams and jack and jill etc help

I to was looking for the words and with the lead that you gave with the author I was able to find the Sheet Music and now have all the words. Thank You. The song was written in 1930 by Haven Gillespie who also wrote the song "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" Below are the words for Sleepy Town Express written just as they are on the sheet music.

The Sleepy Town Express

Words and Music by Haven Gillespie



Come on all you kiddies

Put your play things down

Take a trip with me to the jubilee

Down in Sleepy Town

Climb into your nighties close your eyes and rest

Cause we’re going away for a holiday

On the Sleepy Town Express



We’re goin to meet Jack

And we’re goin to meet Jill

They live in a shack on a Punkin Pie Hill

It’s an all night trip on a pillow slip

For the Sleepy Town Express



We’re goin to pick cakes by the lemonade stream

Sail over the lakes full of Honey and Cream

And the Sandman dear is the Engineer

On the Sleepy Town Express



All the little Tots down in SleepyTown

Are wait-in to meet the train

With their Licorice Shoes and Choc-late Hats

And Peppermint Candy Canes

We’ll paddle and splash in the Soda pop Pools

On the Plum pudding beach

Where there ain’t no school

Go to bed don’t wait or you’ll be late

For the Sleepy Town Express



All aboard all aboard for the Sleepy Town Express

Can’t you hear the wheels a click-in on the silver plated rails

While the kitty kats meow “Good-bye” and wave their pretty tails

All the maidens on the milk-y way are shin-in up the moon

Cause they know the Sleepy Town Express is com-in very soon

We will stop and pay a visit to the Woman in the Shoe

And we’ll call on Cinderella and Old Mother Hubbard too

When you hear the wind a toot-y toot-y toot-in down the flue

Then the Sandman will be com-in with his choo-ka-choo-ka-choo

All aboard all aboard for the Sleepy Town Express


Again Thanks for the lead.

[ginnykoala]

I spoke to my Mother and she said those other lyrics she never heard but than a lot can get lost in translation from generation to generation. Thank you for the rest of the words now I can sing all the song not just the parts I know. Thanks again.
GinnyKoala
Is the melody the same for the other verses?
Just wondering my friend