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Will You Love Me, Jennie Dear?

1. Will you love me, Jennie dear? Whisper gently in my ear; Tell me will you love me true, Just as I love you. Tell me with a beaming eye, Tell me wit...

You Are Going to the Wars, Willie Boy!

1. You are going to the wars, Willie boy, Willie boy, You are going to the wars far away, To protect our rights and laws, Willie boy, Willie boy, And...

Yes, We Think of Thee at Home

1. Yes, we think of thee at home, Oh, we often think of thee, In the fullness of our grief, In the moments of our glee, The same pulse beats as when,...

You Cannot Doubt My Love

1. You cannot doubt my love for you, Nor can you once upbraid me; When in the grave my form you view, Where your unkindness laid me. Have I not s...

You Remember When We Parted

1. You remember when we parted! Far off stood the barge’s crew; Doubting trembling, broken hearted, I dar’d to breathe my soul’s adieu. Gazing on the...

Girls Beware

1. |: Girls, beware---shun sly Cupid, In his smiles his arrows lie; Can you be so dull and stupid, As to listen to his sigh? :| Should you press him t...

My Love She Was a Bonnie Lassie

1. My love she was a bonnie lassie, I loo’d her frae her moither’s knee Oh! she was e’en sae gude an’ kind, I thought that she loo’d me. We twa child...

My Mountain Kate

1. Have you ever seen the high blue mountain, In old Virginia state? There 'mid dark rocks and chrystal fountains, Dwells my lovely Kate. She's the da...

Flag of the Sunny South

1. Hail symbol of the Sunny South! Bright Banner of the free! Our Southern hearts swell high with joy, When glory points to thee. Thy Stars are like t...

The Prisoner and the Swallow

CHORUS Dark wind'd warbler, that's piercing the sky And hailing the bright rising sun, Oh, would thro' the ether like thee, I could fly, And the gloom...

Good Night, Sweetheart

1. Good night my love, when you reprove, 'Tis surely time to go; But, time's swift flight, with love at night, We lovers never know. You say­­ dep...

My Southern Home

1. My southern home, where skies are bright, And balmy winds are blowing, Though exiled, still my heart is thine, And tears for thee are flowing....

The Raven

1. Once upon the midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore; While I nodded, nearly...

O, Have You Seen My Spanish Lady

1. O have you seen my spanish lady, The dark eyed and blushing? Her lips are ever gently smiling, And sweets from them gushing. She strikes the trembl...

The Sea Bird

There's a storm on the blast, and the billows run high While the hissing spray mocks the sea bird's cry, mocks the sea bird's cry There's a storm on t...

Freedom's Muster Drum

1. When Freedom from her dazzling home, Look'd down upon the breathing world, She saw amid the misty gloom, The banner of man's rights unfurl'd. A lig...

Go and Ask My Mother

1. You've told me many a time and oft, That I was fair and comely, My eyes were bright -- my tresses soft, And other girls were homely. "She's quite t...

The Prima Donna Song

Baltimore, MD: MILLER & BEECHAM Successors to F. D. Benteen Plate No. 2552 Engraver: Webb [Source: 561190@LoC] 1. Oh! come to my mountain home, M...

Garde' Vous

1. Young maidens, shield your guiless hearts-- Garde a' vous, Garde a' vous, Love scatters round a thousand darts; Garde a' vous, Garde a' vous Men ha...

'Tis Home Where'er the Heart Is

1. 'Tis home where'er the heart is. Where'er its living treasures dwell, In cabin, or in princely hall, In forest haunt or hermit's cell. 'Tis bright...

Go, We Must Meet No More

1. Go-- we must meet no more, Fate has ordain’d it so; One look and all is o’er, One last farewell-- then go. But when amidst the gay, Warm smil...

All Quiet Along the Potomac To-night

1. "All quiet along the Potomac to-night," Except here and there a stray picket Is shot as he walks on his beat to and fro, By a rifleman hid in the t...

Hark, Brothers Hark!

1. Hark! brothers, hark! the evening gun, (Pull away steadily all pull cheerily,) Booms from the land at set of sun, (Pull away steadily all pull chee...

The Soldier's Farewell

1. The bugle sounds upon the plain, Our men are gath'ring fast; You would not have your friend remain, And be among the last. Cheer up, cheer up, my S...

Oh! Soon Return

1. Oh! soon return, my hours are lonely, When thou't gone from me, My bosom beats fro thee, thee only, Fond and fervently. Can't I e'er forget, love;...

Anna Marye

1. The "whippoorwill" sang for mate in the grove, And the night-winds were wafting the strains of his love; The moon kept her watch o'er the lands, o'...

The Single Man

1. The ladies say I'm a handsome man, Tho' I have pass'd my prime; I talk soft nonsense, flirt and fan, And in the dance keep time. Yet I am a very lo...

The Stuttering Lover

1. Oh! I have a lover, a diffient man, He starts at the sight of a bon-net or curl; And stammers as badly as any one can, When he tries to convers...

Oh! Have I Not Been True to Thee

1. Oh! have I not been true to thee; In joy and sorrow still the same? Has e’en your coldness alter’d me, Or sterness check’d my bosom’s flame? Th...

Oh! Mount Thy Bright and Gallant Steed

1. Oh! mount thy bright and gallant steed, My warrior boy, the foe is near; Greece calls thee in the time of need; Then why inglorious tarry here? Say...

Battle Song

1. March on, march on! death or victory, Is the only battle cry for him who would be free. March on, march on­­ death or victory, Is the everlastin...

Aunt Harriet Becha Stowe

1. I went to New York city a month or two ago, A hunting for dat lady, Aunt Harriet Becha Stowe; I see'd de Abolitions dey said shed gone away, Dey to...

Oh, Do Not Chide Me When I Weep

1. Oh, do not chide me when I weep, These tears bring me relief; The smile of joy let others keep, mine be the joy of grief. The sunbeam gilds th...

On to the Charge!

1. On to the charge, our bugle rang, ’Twas heard above the battle’s clang; The gallant war-horse paw’d the ground, And neigh’d responsive to the sound...

The Trooper's Farewell

1. Far, far o’er deserts wild and dreary, love, Where rugged nature bars our way; Where savage foemen crouch in darkness, love, And shun the open...

The Sun Was Slowly Setting

1. The sun was slowly setting Behind the woody hills; And murm'ring sounds were gushing From many joyous rills; When thro' the shadow'd valley A...

Oh! Give Me the Mountains

1. Oh give me the mountains Where in childhood I rov'd; The streamlet and fountains, That my young fancy lov'd, The cottage where daily, Joy's smile m...

Darling Jane

When the morn is in her fullness and the river sparkles bright, When the mocking bird sings sweetly to this star of the night, By the magnolia trees I...

The Sun-Bright Isle

1. I leave your sun-bright isle, To bound a-cross the sea, And dream of eve-ry smile That fond-ly beam'd on me. I care not where I go, O'er snow or bu...

Annabel Lee

1. It was many a year ago, In the kingdom by the sea, That a maided lived, which you knew By the name of Annabel Lee. And this maiden she lived with n...

Away Then to the Mountains

1. Away then to the mountains, While the morning sun is shining; The mist has left the fountain, And the herds in shade are reclining. Up the rocks w...

The South

1. The bright rose of beauty, unnurtur'd by art, And purity's lily doth thrive in thy heart, While Honor hath crown'd thee with glory's bright ray, An...

Can You Not Read in My Eyes

1. Can you not read in my eyes, as we turn, The thoughts which just now in my bosom burn? Or fear you to look-- lest there you should see The dear lit...

Oh, Come to Me, Love, in a Beautiful Dream

1. Oh, come to me love, in a beautiful dream, When fairies are kissing the waves of the stream, And laughing 'mid moonbeams that gladden the night. Th...

Oh! While Adown Life's Stream We Glide

1. Oh! while adown life's stream we glide, In sunshine’s smiles or wintry weather; Still, let us journey side by side, And sweetly live and love toget...

The Unknown Dead

1. Where the mountain ash nods to the tempest's wild howling, Where the echo shrinks mute in the vale dark and deep; Where the gaunt vulture soars and...

Bells

1. Hark! the merry chiming bells, Ding, dong, ding, ding-ding, ding dong; On the air their cadence swells­ ­ Ding, dong, ding, ding-dong! Solemn n...

Our Fireside at Home

1. [1st Voice] When wand'ring far away in cold and distant climes, We hear the merry bells peal out their Christmas chimes; How fondly turns the heart...

The Very Little Maid

1. There was a little maid Who wore a little bonnet, And she had a little finger With a little ring upon it; She screw'd her little waist To such a li...

The Tune the Old Cow Died On

1. I am a poor old widower, My name is Betsy Dow, I once possess’d a fortinin, And a fine old brindle cow. I milk’d her ev’ry noon and night; And sol...

The Voice of the Waves

1. Rolling, still rolling with lily white crests, And flashing in sunlight, the billows leap on; Screaming, the seabirds, fly up from their nests, And...

Come Dwell With Me

1. Come dwell with me, my sweet Jannet, Down by the spring where first we met; Close by there stands­­ deep in the grove, A cottage made for hearts...

Our Flag Is There

1. Where spicy winds kiss eastern shores, And fervid sunbeams glare Where mighty Ganges onward roars, Our flag is there huzza! Our flag is there! Wher...

Our Hearts Are With Our Native Land

1. Our hearts are with the native land, Our song is for her glory; Her warrior's wreath is in our hand, Our lips breathe out her story. Her lofty hill...

Come, Take the Gentle Harp of Sorrow

1. Come take the gentle harp of sorrow, I'll lean it on my beating breast; Perhaps my lips may smile tomorrow, And all my fears be lull'd to rest. Whe...

Do I Not Love Thee

1. Do I not love thee? I ask the hours That slowly creeping on, Seem spectres of past blissfulness, When thou, my love, are gone. Bid them give up a j...

Days of Childhood!

1. Days of childhood! Days of childhood! Where are your pleasures gone? Yon babbling echo answers - where? And I am left alone. My young companions, w...

Cease Troubled Bosom

[Recit.] My father, if thou hast opened they mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded from thy mouth; for as much as the L...

The Whig Rally

CHORUS Rally, whigs-- rally, whigs-- rally, whigs-- rally, whigs, See our gallant banners streaming, Rally, whigs-- rally, whigs-- rally, whigs-- rall...

Darling, Tell Me Yes

1. One little moment more, Maud; One little whisper more; I have a word to speak, Maud, I never breathed before. What can it be but love, Maud? One w...

The Young Volunteer

1. Our flag is unfurl'd, and our arms flash bright, As the sun wades up the sky; But ere I join the doubtful fight, Lovely maid, I would say "Good bye...

Clemie Here, Clemie There

1. Clemie here­­ Clemie there, Clemie wanted ev’rywhere. In the kitchen, on the stair­­ Clemie’s floating in the air. Of new shoes she has a pair With...

Dreaming of Thee

1. The twilight hath died on the shore. The winds are asleep on the lea; And the lavish night shakes from her prodigal store, A shower of gold o're th...

Down Below

1. [SOLO] O, whar's dat ole grey nigger gone, Who used to work de hoe In massa's fields, and hill de corn, A long time ago? CHORUS You ax us whar dat...

Dear Land of the South

1. Dear land of the South, where the lofty pines grows, And sings its wild song to the violet and rose; I love to recline where the orange trees bloom...

Three Cheers for Our Jack Morgan

1. The snow is in the cloud, And night is gath'ring o'er us, The winds are piping loud, And fan the blaze before us. Then join the jovial band, And tu...

Elodie, 'Tis My Last Parting Song

1. 'Tis my last parting song-- my boat's on the shore, I may not behold thy bright eyes any more; Sweet Elodie, list! while I pour forth my lay, And r...

Julia

1. In a lone quiet spot by the side of a hill, Where the sycamore grows, and the wild willow's weeping There's a requiem steals from a sweet little...

Veni, Vidi, Vici

1. I am the very pink of beaux, _Au fait_ in form and feature; The ladies cry "ah! there he goes, The dear, delicious creature." At balls and fetes I'...

Thou Art Anonther's

1. Nightly I’m dreaming, dreaming of thee; Softly the vision steals over me. Thou art another’s, why should I kneel Low to an idol that can not fe...

Lament of the Swiss Mountaineers

They've left the mountain, left the vale Where once they dwelt in peace; Their last farewell swells on the gale, And now its accents cease. Oh! Alpine...

Our Home's on the Dancing Wave

1. Our home's on the dancing wave That laughs as we cleave it through; We love the wild storm-kings stave And echo his wild haloo! There's a wreck lyi...

Laughing Quartette

While thus in glee together, We sing our social lay In spite of wind and weather We pass our time away Ha, ha, ha laugh while yet ye may, A good laugh...

They Said Thou Wer't Another's

1. They said thou wer’t another's, That on thy finger shone The ring that erst he gave thee, To claim thee as his own. Oh, is it so? I ask thee To ut...

There's Love for You & Me

1. There is dew for the flow'ret, And honey for the bee; And bowers for the wild bird, And love for you and me! There are tears for the many, And ple...

Ellen Vane

1. 'Tis long ago, when hope was high, And health and wealth were mine; Then happiness seem'd in my grasp, So young I felt, and fine, A little maid po...

Dreaming Forever of Thee

1. Dreaming, dreaming, dreaming forever of thee, Morning, eve-ning, whether on land or on sea. Whatever land I may roam, love. Still my heart beats fo...

Ho! for a Rovers Life (Song of the Pirate)

Ho! for a rover's life, Battle and stormy strife! Fearless he braves Wild wind and waves, Like a prison'd bird set free! Seeking the stormy deep, Wher...

Over the Sea

1. Over the sea, the bright sunny sea, Charley my lover is coming to me; Blow gentle gails, fill out his sails; Charley, my sailor boy’s out on the...

Far O'er the Deep Blue Sea

1. The moon is beaming brightly love, Upon the deep blue sea-- A trusty crew is waiting near, For thee, dear girl, for thee! Then leave thy downy couc...

We're Afloat or The Midshipman's Farewell

1. We're afloat, and our pennon streams out, The signal gun booms o'er the deep Our light sails are flaunting about While the land breeze awakes from...

Let Me Kiss My Mother's Picture

1. Let me kiss my mother's picture. See my lips are cold in death; Let me gaze upon her features­­ Bless her with my latest breath. Mother! Oh, h...

Rosabel

1. When the moonbeams glance upon the river, When the zephyrs press the dewy flow’rs; When the mocking bird is sadly singing In the foaming all ar...

Her Heart's Not There

1. They've dress'd her for the bridal, And wreath'd her snowy brow; They little heed the sorrow That clouds her features now. And there are smiles aro...

Village Belle

1. Have you seen the pretty Ellen? She was call’d the village belle; Eyes a thou-sand secrets telling, Though her lips had none to tell. Zephyr’s woo’...

Et Cetera

1. The blacks who lounge about the streets, Or with their pennies dash on, Are always sipping [tinacious?] sweets From off the lips of fashion. They r...

We're Out Upon the Moonlit Wave

1. We're out upon the moonlit wave, There's none but you and I, my love; And who would not its dangers brave For one look in thine eye, my love? The s...

Fatherland! Dear Fatherland!

1. Fatherland! dear fatherland! Home of ev'ry pleasure; Can I cease to cherish thee Mem'ry's dearest treasure! Far away from all I love, wand'ring lik...

Serenade

1. Star of the evening, beautiful star! Shining so brightly in realms afar! Watch o'er the cherish'd one while she sleeps; Gently, gently weep in her...

She Knew Him Not

1. She knew him not-- or seem'd to shun His fix'd and srdent gaze; Her heart and soul seem'd bent upon The dance's giddy maze. Her soul was melting in...

Let Us Hope for the Best

1. Let us hope for the best, while we've strength to move on; It is folly to pine if we tread on a thorn; There are roses around to be gather'd at wil...

Lilly Dale

1. 'Twas a calm, still night, And the moon's pale light, Shone soft o'er hill and vale, When friends mute with grief, Stood around the death bed,...

Leap O'er the Waves

Leap o'er the waves, o'er the wave, o'er the waves. Plough, plough, plough, plough thro' the sea, For thou art all my pride, My bonny white-wing'd bri...

Rock Me to Sleep, Mother

1. Backward, turn backward, O Time, in your flight, Make me a child again just for tonight; Mother, come back from the echoless shore, Take me again t...

We Speak of Her as One Long Gone

1. We speak of her as on long gone, A bright star lost from Heav'n; A faded flow'r-- the pride of morn, The blasted hope of even. We used to listen to...

Fair Lady, Wake!

1. [Soprano[or Tenor?] 1] Fair lady! wake, the moon is shining, Calmly o'er the ripling sea. [Soprano[or Tenor?] 2] Here gently on our oars reclining...

Let's Sit Down and Talk Together

1. Let's sit down and talk together Of the things of olden day, When we, like lambkins loosed from tether, Gaily tripp'd along the way. Time has touch...

I Am Far from My Native Home

1. I am far from my native home, On the wide and surgy see, While our gallant ship battles the foam, The wind screams its wild melody -- There's a gli...

Lightly We Skim O'er the Sparkling Sea

1. Lightly we skim o’er the sparkling sea, Lady, fair lady to sing of thee; Homely the strain may be, Yet ’tis of love! Whispering soft comes the even...

When Thou Wer't True

1. When thou wer't true, when thou wer't true, My heart did thy impression take, As do the depths, where skies are blue, Of come wood-girt and quiet t...

Farewell, Since We Must Part

1. Farewell, farewell since we must part, But oft a tear I'll shed for thee; Thy name shall cling around my heart, To light the waste of memory, To li...

Sing and Remember Me

Oh, sing this song-- when thee gather A faithful, chosen few; When thoughs are mingling with each other, And hearts are warm and true. Oh sing it when...

I Cannot Love Another

1. I cannot love another, For, when in youth we met, The flame I tried to smother, Lives in my bosom yet. Tho' other hands caress thee, And other hear...

Let Me Sleep My Last Sleep in the Land of My Birth

1. Let me sleep my last sleep in the land of my birth, Near the spot where my Father lies under the earth; Where the marble slabs tell of the friends...

Few Day's

1. This world is coming to an end, Few day's, few day's! I'll [crack?] my [shins?], my Jacket [wind?] I'm g'wine home. I'm gwine to run clear out o' s...

Where Art Thou!

1. I hear the rustling of the leaves, The breeze upon the hill, I hear the thrush's lonely song, The whisper of the rill. And through the trailing wil...

I Live for Thee

1. Not from thy lips came forth the sigh That bears sweet music to the ear; It beam'd not from thy soul-lit eye, A flower spoke the words so dear,...

Look From Your Winder

[Solo Tenor] Look from your winder, Sweet Rosa, on me, I come by de moonlight to slamanade de! Look from your winder, Sweet Rosa, on me, I come by de...

Mary Blane

1. Oh once I knew a gentle maid, And took her for my wife; She came from where the orange grows, I loved her as my life. We happy lived no care was o...

Miss Bodkin's Charms

Miss Bodkin’s hair is red. Her nose is pimple hue, And when she goes to bed, From head to foot she’s blue. Her eyes are black and bright. But she is r...

Song of the Hungarian Exile

1. My father-land! dear father-land!, I'm thinking of thee now; The holy light of other days Is bright'ning on my brow. I'm roaming thro' thy forests...

Sweet Kitty Neal

1. Oh! sweet Kitty Neal, rise up from your wheel; Your neat little foot will be weary with spinning; Come, trip down with me to the Sycamore tree, Ha...

I Knew Thou Would'st Return

1. I knew thou would'st return, mine own wave toss'd; I know thou would'st return, again to me; When others said that ev'ry soul was lost, I claim'd t...

Lowland Fanny

1. We have heard thy syren lay, Lowland Fanny, ever smiling. We have mark'd thine eyes' bright ray, Life's cares beguiling. Where the proud magnolia g...

While the Evening Star Was Shining

1. While the evening star was shining Brightly on the sparkling sea, Sat a lovely maid reclining, Who so sad; so lone as she; By her only love forsake...

I Shouldn't Like to Tell

'Twas early in the spring time When birds begin to mate When first I met young Ed-ward Brown By the garden gate Upon the evening's stillness his...

Linger Not Long!

1. Linger not long! home's sad without theem Its dearest tokens make me mourn. Let mem'ry be a chain about thee, Gently to hasten thy return. Linger n...

Lizzie Green

1. Down in yonder silent vale, Where softly breathes the summer gale, And cooing ring doves tell their tale, A cottage may be seen; The tinkling of th...

When Upon the Field of Glory

1. When upon the field of glory, 'Mid the battle cry, And the smoke of cannon curling Round the mountain high; Then sweet mem'ries will come o'er me,...

She Wept to Know She Lov'd

1. She wept to know she lov’d, For he was lowly born, While she in wealth and splendour mov'd With Pride's tiara on. At morning dawn, at twilight...

Look From Thy Lattice Gentle Lady

1. Look from thy lattice gentle lady While we touch the soft guitar. Our barque is on the waters ready To be guided by loves star. Love seeks the moon...

Moonlight

1. Twilight sheds its glimering ray, On mountain peak afar; In the mist of dying day, Behold the verper star. Silent up the eastern sky, Asray'd in b...

Matrimonial Squabble

1. [Tenor] My love, you are looking so pretty,— To me you’re the belle of the city; The rose on your cheek— Your eyes seem to speak, Your talk is...

Take Me Home

1. Tale me home to the place where I first saw the light, To the sweet sunny South take me home, Where the mocking bird sung me to rest ev'ry night, A...

Sweet Mariette

1. Sweet Mariette, the silent stars are beaming, The placid moon is smiling on the sea; While sadly I on thy fair form am dreaming, Oh dost thou, dea...

Memories That Cling to the Heart

1. Sing a song of the days that have fled, Shed a tear o’er the grave of the past; Give a sigh for the friends that are dead, Who were loving and tru...

Minnie Moore – Love Making by the Sea

1. 'Twas a calm and moonlight evening, When we met down on the shore; And the gentle surf kept whisp'ring The name of Minnie Moore. The zephyrs ki...

Somebody's Darling

1. Into the ward of the clean whitewash'd halls, Where the dead slept and the dying lay; Wounded by bayonets, sabres and balls, Somebody's darling was...

Sleeping I Dreamed Love

1. Sleeping, I dream'd love--dream'd love, of thee; O'er the bright waves, love, floating were we; Light is thy fair hair play'd the soft wind, Gently...

Love Strong in Death

1. The brother of two sisters drew painfully his breath, A strange fear had come o'er him, for love was strong in death; The fire of fatal fever burn'...

Look Up on That Banner

1. Look up on that banner! oh, see it proudly fly; The foemen are gath'ring the battle strife is nigh. Hark! hark! I hear the bugle; again its warlike...

Minstrel's Returned from the War

1. The minstrel's return'd from the war, With spirits as body and as air; And then on his tuneful guitar, He sings in the bow'r of his fair, He sings...

The Alpine Horn

1. Hear ye the Alpine horn, Sweetly it sounds While breaks the rosy morn, And the roe bounds. Gaily its music On the air thrills, It speaks in the val...

My Home Among the Hills

1. My bark has plow’d the stormy sea, And borne me far away; My soul was dark, I thought of thee, My own­­ my dearest May. In foreign lands I heard t...

My Beauteous Child

RECITAVIVO My beauteous child! sweet mountain flow'r! Bright sunbeam in a darksome hour, Why first come forth to greet thy sire, With tuneful song and...

I'll Love Thee Then

1. I'll love thee when the spring flow'rs bloom-- For 'twas in spring we met; The blissful scenes which round us shone, Are fresh in mem'ry yet. I kno...

The American Boy

1. Father, look up and see that flag, How gracefully it flies; Its pretty stripes they seem to be A rainbow in the skies. "It is your country's flag,...

I'm Still Thine Ow

1. I'm still thine own, I'm still thine own, Tho' thou hast wrong'd my trusting heart; I see thy coldness every day, And yet confess how dear thou...

I'll Count the Hours

1. I'll count the hours until we meet, For, dearest one, with thee They hurried on like coursers fleet, But now they laggards be. I'll count the h...

How Can I Leave Thee, Land of the Vine

1. [SOPRANO] How can I leave thee, land of the vine, In a strange land to weep and to pine? [TENOR] Come fly with me, love, joy waits for thee In...

I Will Meet Thee

1. I will meet thee at evening twilight, When balmy zephyrs kiss each flow'r; I will meet thee when the gray night-bird Sings its wild strain withing...

My Heart's With Thee

1. My heart’s with thee, my heart’s with thee; Wheree’er my wand’ring foot steps go, My heart’s with thee, my heart’s with thee, O’er many fields...

I'm Thine Alone

1. I'm thine alone, though other hearts may claim My wand'ring thoughts, this heart will turn to thee; At early morn, or evening's quiet time, Its sec...

I Would Not Die at All

1. I would not die in sprintime When river shed abound; And herring cleave the waters, While flow'rets deck the ground, When 'sparagus sprouting, And...

Memories of Love

1. How oft in the distance, a lone star I see, So pensively gazing upon the red morn; Its fast-fading splendor then brings back to me, Sad mem'ries of...

I Will Often Think of Thee

1. I will often thing of thee, And pleasant visions raise Of the spells that came o'er me In other happier days, When the hearts were pass'd as if eac...

The Bard's Last Song

Harp of my youthful days! Forever we part, Long have I swept thy strings -- The cords of my heart; Old age now chills me veins, And snow caps my brow...

The Betrothed

1. The Baron had a daughter fair But sixteen summers has she seen. Her heart was light, no grief was there, And lov'd by all was she I ween; But Love...

The Fine Old Southern Lady

1. I love that fine old Southern lady, Whose mansion's near the still Pedee; She reigns a queen o'er all around her, And prides her on her ancestry. T...

In Smiles We Met

1. In smiles we met, in tears we parted, Joy’s sunshine linger’d but a while, Its cheering ray a moment darted, Then came a tear for ev’ry smile. But...

The Bridesmaid

1. The last -- the last faint sound I hear, Of groom and bride departing, With lady bright and cavalier, And helms in sunlight darting. Along I sit an...

The Attache

1. Oh! where is my lover? tell me, I pray? Has any one seen him passing this way? He's tall and he's slender, and dresses quite neat, High crown on hi...

The Bugle Horn

1. What wild sound is filling the narrow glen, And stealing o'er the lawn? 'Tis the shout of Saluda's merry men, With their cheering bugle horn. The b...

It Wont Bear Mentioning

1. The times have changed since Christopher Columbus touch'd this rocky shore; What then was quite a wilderness, Is now the exiles lucky shore. Our fa...

Mr. & Mrs. Snibbs

1. [She] Oh! Mister Snibbs, you cruel man! Where have you been all day? You know that I'm quite indisposed, Where have you been I pray? [He] My deares...

I'm Thinking of My Mother

1. On my lonely picket rounds, When the silent stars are blinking, Oft I look towards the south, Of my home and lov’d ones thinking. But of all the ch...

I'm Thinking of You Now Mary

1. I'm thinking of thee now Mary, Lone in my darken'd tent. The wintry winds without, Mary, With storms of heaven sent. But the storm within my br...

Jannet

1. Jannet, Jannet, my meek-eyed pet, The birds are on the wing, The flow'rs spread out their perfumed leaves Upon the lap of Spring. And all aroun...

If You Love Me, Tell Me So

1. If you love me, tell me so, Wait not till the summer glow Fades in aut-umn's changeful light, Am-ber clouds and purple night. Wait not till th...

The Dying Trumpeter

1. The din of the battle was o'er, And the moon shed her silvery ray, When alone on the Bravo's dark shore, A poor wounded trumpeter lay; He gazed on...

The Moonbeams Are Kissing the Wave

1. The moon beams are kissing the waves of the sea, And the morning's light trembles afar. Then look from thy lattice fair lady on me. And list to my...

The Loved One

1. Oh I covet not palaces, castles or towers, Nor the wealth, nor the pomp of the lands o’er the sea; Give me only a cot deck’d with clustering flower...

The Kentucky Gentleman

1. They're sung of English gentlemen, Who liv'd in olden times, When titles [losed?] and made of arms, Had multitudes of crimes, My theme shall be a g...

The Jackdaws

1. As an old jackdaw and a young jackdaw, Were walking out together; As birds will do, you very well knew, That are of the very same feather. Says the...

The Dying Girl

1. They say I'm falling fast, mother, indeed I feel it [as?]; For all seems overcast, mother, And my cheeks have press'd to glow; Just place your hand...

The Lake Spirit's Song

1. Come to the lake of the Dismal Swamp, I wait in my light canoe, The pale moonbeams dim my fire-fly lamp, And my drink is the midnight dew. The ghos...

The Maid of Monterey

1. The moon was shining brightly, Upon the battle plain; The gentle breeze fann'd lightly The features of the slain; The guns had hush'd their thunde...

The Merry Bells Will Ring

1. The merry bells will ring in the brightest month of Spring And the glad birds sing their sweetest song; The flow'rs will look so gay, on the hap...

The Jenny Lind Song

1. The rage is now for Jenny Lind, And all must hear her warbling clear, No matter how we raise the wind, Her notes are sweet and dear. All Europe sa...

The Dreams of Early Youth Have Fled

1. The dreams of early youth have fled The joy-pulse of my heart is dead; E'en Hope, which once my spirit fed, Now droops and fades away. Or, let...

The Cot in the Valley

1. Oh, when I shall see again, The proud Juniata, Where bright billows kiss the shore, Where dwells Sally Carter? The Cot where her father liv'd, Deep...

The Flag of Cuba

1. See the golden star above us. Printed on the scarlet fold, Wrought by those who always love us, Flag of Cuba! fring'd with gold Come to battle, So...

The Knight of the Raven Black Plume

1. A lady sat mute in her bow'r, While her page from the turret on high, Look'd out at the lone midnight hour, To see if her lover was nigh. "Ho! ho!"...

The Mournful Good Night

1. My song 'neath thy lattice, my barque on the wave, I shall soon the rough storms of the cold ocean brave; Ere the morn, each glad scene will have f...

The Mountain Bugle

1. [First Voice] Cheerily thy bugle sounds, When home returning o’re the lake; Mer-ri-ly my bosom bounds, As each clear swell bids echo wake. [Second...

The Old Family Clock

1. Our home has more charms than the courts of the great, ’Tis a palace to us tho’ lowly our state; It is bless’d with a smile of contentment so Swee...

Master and Pupil

[Master, in broken English] Come pretty miss, your lesson rehearse, And mind that each note you read. [Pupil] My cold is so bad, I'm sure it gets wors...

The Origin of Bock Beer

1. Oh, don’t you know Herr Schneider? Dat vas a happy man! Unt he lived in de Rhine counteree Unt his garten vos so fat, Unt his frau she vos so shie...

The Mocking Bird

1. The weight of years is on thy crest, Kennesaw, old Kenne-saw, While glow the sunbeams in the west­­ Kennesaw, old, Kennesaw. The eagle soars hig...

The Cavalier Rode on His Coal Black Steed

1. The Cavalier rode on his coal black steed, Nor forests, nor [siredoms?] could his course impede; Three long years had pass'd since the blissful hou...

Sweet Rosa's Lips

1. Sweet Rosa’s lips are red. Her nose is crimson too, And when she goes to bed, But head to foot she’s blue. Her hands are lily white, Her cheek’s l...

I'm Only Sixteen

1. I'm only sixteen, 'tis a nice little age, I would not be younger or older Already I've round over Love's mystic page, And warm'd when I should have...

The Light Canoe

1. I’ll come to thee when the moon is full, And floats in ether bright; I’'ll come to thee when the sportive fay Is rev’ling in delight. I’ll come to...

The Knight from Palestine

1. Blow warder blow thy brazen horn, The champion of the cross is near; His gallant charger tramps the lawn, And brightly shines his massy spear. He...