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1956
"The Bus Stop Song" (also known as "A Paper of Pins") is a popular song. The title references the film, Bus Stop, in which it was introduced. A traditional song, it was orchestrated by Ken Darby in 1956 but a version (called The Keys of Canterbury) was known in the 19th century and Alan Lomax collected it as "A Paper of Pins" in the 1930s. It is best known in a recording, made on July 17, 1956, by The Four Lads and dubbed over the opening credits of the movie, with some of its lyrics also included in early dialogue. This recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40736. It first reached the Billboard charts on September 15, 1956. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at number 17; on the Best Seller chart, at number 22; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached number 23. The flip side was "A House with Love in It
I'll give to you a paper of pins And that's the way our love begins If you will marry me, me, me If you will marry me I'll give to you a feathery bed With downy pillows for your head If you will marry me, me, me If you will marry me But you don't want my paper of pins And you don't want my feathery bed You want my house and money instead That is plain to see Well here they are take everything My house, my money, my wedding ring And in the bargain I'll throw in me If you will marry me
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