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Edgar Guest - When Friends Drop In
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It may be I`m old-fashioned, but the times I like the best
Are not the splendid parties with the women gaily dressed,
And the music tuned for dancing and the laughter of the throng,
With a paid comedian`s antics or a hired musician`s song,
But the quiet times of friendship, with the chuckles and the grin,
And the circle at the fireside when a few good friends drop in.

There`s something `round the fireplace that no club can imitate,
And no throng can ever equal just a few folks near the grate;
Though I sometimes like an opera, there`s no music quite so sweet
As the singing of the neighbors that you`re always glad to meet;
Oh, I know when they come calling that the fun will soon begin,
And I`m happiest those evenings when a few good friends drop in.

There`s no pomp of preparation, there`s no style or sham or fuss;
We are glad to welcome callers who are glad to be with us,
And we sit around and visit or we start a merry game,
And we show them by our manner that we`re mighty pleased they came,
For there`s something real about it, and the yarns we love to spin,
And the time flies, Oh, so swiftly when a few good friends drop in.

Let me live my life among them, cheerful, kindly folks and true,
And I`ll ask no greater glory till my time of life is through;
Let me share the love and favor of the few who know me best,
And I`ll spend my time contented till my sun sinks in the west;
I will take what fortune sends me and the little I may win,
And be happy on those evenings when a few good friends drop in.
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