Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight

Late last night when we were all in bed,

Old Lady Leary left a lantern in the shed.

Well, the cow kicked it over, and this is what they said:

"There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight!"

FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!

When you hear those bells go ding-a-ling,

All join 'round and sweetly you must sing.

And when the verse is through, in the chorus all join in:

"There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight!"

Silly variant:

Ten nights dark when bed we all were in,

Old Leary lady hung the shed her lantern in,

And when the kick cowed it over, she eyed her wink and said

"There'll be town hot in the time old tonight!"

Thanks to Janet, who emailed me a set of actions that her girls enjoy doing to this song:

After the first line when it ends with "in bed" (put your hands to your head like someone sleeping. )
After "Lantern" ( make motions like hanging a lantern on a hook.)
After the cow kicked it over (make a kick)
After She winked her eye ( put your palm up facing outward and close your fingers and touch your thumb).
After the lyrics there be a hot time (fan yourself)
After FIRE, FIRE, FIRE, we sing "Pour on water, Pour on water" (making motions of throwing water on a fire), singing in a high voice "Save my children save my children" (waving hands in the air), then in a deep voice sing "Jump Lady Jump!" and say also in a deep voice "Umph!" (while pulling back your fist as though you are pulling back on a large blanket.)

After you sing it once...you go back and sing it but at the first word that has a motion you just do the motion and not sing the word. Keep singing but omitting a second word. Repeat until all the words that have motions are omitted.