On the Old Fall River Line

Note: This article was written in 1999 “On the Old Fall River Line” is a song we don’t hear much any more, but when my mother and dad sang it at a recent family reunion, it became everyone’s favorite. It was Memorial Day. We had just sung “Happy Birthday” to my 99-year-old father. Adults were gathered on the camp porch and little ones in wet swim suits were pressed against the screen looking in. My mother started singing, and dad quickly joined in, a song from 1913, recorded on cylinder records. The chorus of the song goes like this: A fellow meets a girl named Suzie on a boat and falls in love. “I fell for Suzie’s line and Suzie fell for mine.” They are married by a parson who happens to be on the same boat. “He tied us tight as...

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