Stephen Collins Foster piosenki

1. When day breaks forth on the dewy lawn, And all seems mirth and glee, When birds their sweetest songs awake Is the hour for thee and me -- The hour for thee and me -- The hour for thee and me, The hour for thee and me -- When birds their sweetest songs awak...

1. Ho! Little girl, so dressed with care! With fairy slippers and golden hair! What did I hear you callin' so loud, Down in the heartless, motley crowd? [REFRAIN] 'Tis my father's song, And he can't live long; Every one knows that he wrote it; For I've been d...

1. At a midnight hour when all alone, I often sit and think of thee, And wish that like a star I shone, With brightness in thy memory; That while thy form lies calm in sleep, From every care and sorrow free, Thy guardian angel then would speak, And tell the lo...

1. The village bells are ringing, And merrily they chime; The village choir is singing, For 'tis a happy time; The chapel walls are laden With garlands rich and gay, To greet the village maiden Upon her wedding day. 2. But the summer joys have faded And summe...

1. Ah! the voice of by gone days, Will come back again, Whispering to the weary hearted Many a soothing strain. Youthful fancy then returns, Childish hope the bosom burns, Joy, that manhood coldly spurns, Then flows in memory's sweet refrain. Ah! the voice of...

1. Come all ye men of every state, Our creed is broad and fair; Butchanan is our candidate, And we'll put him in the White House Chair. CHORUS Then come ye men from ev'ry state, Our creed is broad and fair; Butchanan is our candidate, And we'll put him in the...

1. He'll come home, he'll not forget me, for his word is always true. He's gone to sup The deadly cup, And while the long night through, He's gone to quaff, And talk and laugh To while the drear night through:-- He'll come home, he'll not forget mem For his wo...

1. There'a a good time coming, boy's, A good time coming; We may not live to see the day, But earth shall glisten to the ray. Of the good time coming, Cannon balls may aid the truthm But thought's a weapon stronger; We'll win our battle by its aid;-- Wait a li...

1. There's a land of bliss where the weary are at rest From their toils and their earthly pain; And where the cares of the sorrowing breast Can never disturb again. Then away with earth's cares and its woe. CHORUS With your joys and your sorrows below; For no...

1. I long for thee, must I long and long in vain? I sigh for thee; will thou come not back? Though cold forms surround us To sever all that bound us, Gentle queen of my song. The fields and the fair flowers shall welcome thee, And all to thy pleasures shall be...

1. Turn not away! Turn not away! From the fond heart thou hast slighted: Scorn not my dream, Bright as the beam E'er by thy cold frown benighted. E'er by thy cold frown benighted. E'er by thy cold frown benighted. Bid me not now, Spurn ev-ry vow, Once so confi...

1. There was an old Nigger, his name was Uncle Ned, He's dead long ago, long ago' He had no wool on de top ob his head, De place whar de wool ought to grow, Den lay down de shubble and de hoe, Hang up de fiddle and de bow; [REFRAIN] No more hard work for poor...

1. Under the willow she's laid with care -- (Sang a lone mother while weeping,) Under the willow, with golden hair, My little one's quietly sleeping. CHORUS Fair, fair, and golden hair, (Sang a lone mother while weeping,) Fair, fair, and golden hair, Under th...

1. Fairer than the golden morning, Gentle as the tongue can tell, Was our little laughing darling, Sweet Virginia Belle. CHORUS Bright Virginia Belle! Our dear Virginia Belle! She bereft us When she left us. Sweet Virginia Belle! 2. How we used to roam toget...

1. Tell me, tell me weary soldier from the rude and stirring wars, Was my brother in the battle where you gained those noble scars? He was ever brave and valiant, and I know he never fled, Was his name among the wounded or numberd with dead? Was my brother in...

1. Oh! ladies dont you blush when I come out to play; I only mean to please you all, and den I's guine away. CHORUS I hear my true-lub weep, I hear my true-lub sigh, 'Way down in Ca-i-ro dis nigga's guine to die. 2. Sometimes de nigga's life is sad, sometime...

1. We are coming, Father Abraam, three hundred thousand more, From Mississsippi's winding stream and from New England's shore; We leave our plows and workshops, our wives and children dear, With hearts too full for utterance, with but a silent tear; We dare no...

1. The flags are flying, And brave men dying, The din of the battle is revealed; The Union's quaking, The land is shaking Whith the tramp of a million in the field. CHORUS We've a million in the field, A million in the field, While our flag is sighted, With h...

1. What must a Fairy's dream be, Who drinks of the morning dew? Would she think to fly till she reach'd the sky And bathe in its lakes of blue Or gather bright pearls from the depths of the sea -- What must the dream of a fairy be? 2. What must a Fairy's drea...

1. Little voices laughing free. Laughing on the lawn, Tell me can you answer me,-- Where has Lula gone? Where is that merry form Ever on the move, Glancing through calm and storm Living beams of love? Soft rays of mellow light From her eyes were thrown, And he...