Song 15 in Easy Piano for Adults and Seniors
Long, Long Ago
Also known as: The Long Ago
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For Easy Piano for Adults and Seniors.
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All the words
Tell me the tales that to me were so dear,
Long, long ago, long, long ago;
Sing me the songs I delighted to hear,
Long, long ago, long ago.
Now you are come, all my grief is removed;
Let me forget that so long you have roved.
Let me believe that you love as you loved,
Long, long ago, long ago.Do you remember the path where we met,
Long, long ago, long, long ago!
Ah, yes; you told me you ne'er would forget.
Long, long ago, long ago.
Then to all others my smile you preferred,
Love when you spoke gave a charm to each word,
Still my heart treasures the praises I heard.
Long, long ago, long ago.Though by your kindness my fond hopes were raised,
Long, long ago, long, long ago;
You by more eloquent lips have been praised.
Long, long ago, long ago.
But by long absence your truth has been tried,
Still to your accents I listen with pride,
Blest as I was when I sat by your side.
Long, long ago, long ago.
About this song
- Music
- Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839)
- Words
- Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839)
- First published
- 1833 (London, as "The Long Ago"); widely reprinted from 1843
- Copyright
- Public domain in the US, UK and EU. The arrangement and recordings belong to the book.