A song promoting the newest popular craze "moving pictures"
The Parlor Songs Academy is an organization dedicated to the preservation of America's musical heritage.
Story behind the song
Although Thomas Edison invented the motion picture projector in the 1800s, it took quite a while before the technology was adapted to allow the motion picture industry to be created. Marcus Lowe was the owner of the largest chain of theaters in the country.
Lyrics
1st verse:
Hurry up, hurry up, buy your ticket now
Hurry up, hurry up, better come somehow
Ev'rybody's going, all tip-toeing, To the picture show
Come along, come along, with a smiling face
Come along, come along, to the happy place
Where the picture reelers, fun revealers A-flickering go
Chorus:
At the picture show, At the picture show
Come and see the villain gay Steal the hero's girl away
Or ponies racing Just see them chasing
At the picture show, owned by Marcus Lowe
Come on, you're just in time To see the latest crime
All for a single dime At the picture show
