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Text: | For a Smile |
Author: | James Rowe |
Tune: | [In this world of sin and strife] |
Composer: | Wm. Edie Marks |
1 In this world of sin and strife,
In this cold and stormy life,
Where we see so much of trouble all the while;
There are those who, day by day,
Tread a lonely, friendless way,
Vainly waiting, vainly watching for a smile.
Chorus:
For a smile, for a smile,
They are waiting, they are watching for a smile;
For a smile, for a smile,
They are waiting, they are watching for a smile.
2 Friends to help them they have had,
Whose sweet voices made them glad,
As their music would the weary hours beguile;
One by one they all have gone,
Left alone to wander on,
Vainly waiting, vainly watching for a smile. [Chorus]
3 Heavy burdens press them down,
Stormy skies above them frown,
And the path seems growing darker ev'ry mile;
No one points them to the throne,
So they wander all alone,
Vainly waiting, vainly watching for a smile. [Chorus]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | In this world of sin and strife |
Title: | For a Smile |
Author: | James Rowe |
Refrain First Line: | For a smile, for a smile |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1913 |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [In this world of sin and strife] |
Composer: | Wm. Edie Marks |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |