The Song Book, page 6

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13. MY BONNIE (85) 15. IN THE EVENING BY THE My Bonnie lies over the occan, MOONLIGHT (55) My Bonnie lies over the sea. h In the ev‘ning by the moonlight My Bonnie lies over the ocean; You could hear those darkies singing. Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me. In the ev‘ning by thebmoonlight : § You could hear those banjos ringing. ; Chorus: How the old folks would enjoy it; ° Bring back, bring back, They would sit all night and listen, Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to M€. â€" As we sang in the ev‘ning by the moonâ€" Bring back, bring back, light. Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me. 16. BEAUTIFUL DREAMER (102 14. FLOW GENTLY, SWEET AFTON Beautiful dreamer; wake unto me, Flow gently sweet Afton, among thy â€" Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for green braes; , thee, . Flow gently, I‘ll sing thee a song in thy Soé.mds of the rude world, heard in the raise; P 38 & M)lf Ma;y‘s asleep by thy murmuring Lull‘d by the moonlight have all pass‘d stream, . away! Flow gently sweet Afton, disturb not her â€" Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song, dream, List while I woo thee, with soft melody; Thou stockâ€"dove, whose echo resounds â€" Gone are the cares of life‘s busy throng, from the hill, , Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me! Ye wild whistling blackbirds in yon | Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me! thorny dell, 8 Thou greenâ€"crested lapwing, thy screatâ€" _ 17, DARLING NELLIE GRAY (161) I charge you, disturb not my slumbering â€" There‘s a low green valley fair. On the old Kentucky shore, How lofty sweet Afton, thy neighboring Tlf‘l‘:zyl ve whiled many happy hours hills; Aâ€"sitting and aâ€"singi R 3 8 l g and aâ€"singing F::;iéax;l;é\e;lm\gvlth the courses of clear By the little cottage door, . There daily I wander as morn rises high, Where lived my darling Nellic Gray. My flocks and my Mary‘s sweet cot in my _ Oh my darling Nellie Gray, eye. They have taken you away, How pleasant thy banks and green valley$ _ And T‘ll never see my darling anymore. below, . ; . . I‘m sitting by the river ~ W?gf; “bqllodwm the woodlands the primâ€" 'IA‘nd I'm’ weepingfall the day, There oft as mild evening creeps over the osliuy;)el'l ve gone from the old Kentucky lea, The sweet scented birk shades my Mary L and me. 18. I DREAM OF JEANIE WITH THE LIGET ; Thy crystal stream,‘Afton, how lovely it GHgT BRrOWN HAIR (167) glides I dream of Jeanie with the li And .wir’u:l‘ by the cot where my Mary hair, e light bsown resideg" * u_ Borne like a Â¥gmor on the summer air, HOW""!veen thy Waters her snowy feet I stee her ltnppi. o¢_ where th.. bright < streams play A;\'Eea’th'xing swet flow‘rets, she stems â€" Happy as the daisies th lince o1 her thy clar wave! way. f Flow mtly, swét Afton, among thy â€" Many were the wild nc & greertracs, would pour; / Flow geily, sweet river, the theme of my _ Many were the blit { lays; them o‘er, P My Marys sep by thy murmuring | 1 dream of Jennie h stream, hair P Flow gently,steet Afton, disturb not her _ Floating like a vap | dream. | ait, \ _ _fi( 2 n 00 22fi l | "‘E V E R Y B O b Y 51N C | omWz i k. | Page Four | \‘

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