Dear old girl / words by Richard Henry Buck music by Theodore Morse

VERSE 01: ‘Twas a sunny day in June, when the birds were all in tune, and the songs they sang all seemed to be of you,/And the words I came to speak, brought the blushes to your cheek, as you whispered “yes” and fondly kissed me, too/I could see the lovelight shine, in your bright eyes, sweetheart mine,/When the preacher said the words that make us one,/And you were a faithful wife, thro’ the changing scene of life,/’Till the Master said your work on earth was done.
VERSE 02: Dark and drear the world has grown, as I wander all alone, and I hear the breezes sobbing thro’ the pines,/I can scarce hold back my tears, when the southern moon appears, for ‘tis on our humble cottage where it shines/Once again we seem to sit, when the evening lamps are lit,/With our faces turned toward the golden west,/When I prayed that you and I, ne’er would have to say ‘goodbye’,/But that still together we’d be laid to rest.
CHORUS: Dear old girl, the robin sings above you,/Dear old girl, it speaks of how I love you,/The blinding tears are falling, as I think of my lost pearl,/And my broken heart is calling, calling for you Dear old girl.