251 | The Social Harp#253 |
Text: | GOOD-BY |
Tune: | GOOD-BY |
Arranger: | John G. McCurry |
As played on the Accordeon by: | Mrs. Martha J. Hodges |
Farewell, farewell is a lonely sound,
And always brings a sigh;
But give to me that better word
That comes from the heart, good-by
Adieu, adieu, may do for the gay,
When pleasure's throng is nigh,
But give to me when lovers part,
That loving word, good-by.
1 On Buena Vista's bloody field
A soldier, dying, lay.
His thoughts were of his mansion home,
Some thousand miles away;
He called his comrades to his side,
For much he had to say―
A few brief words to friends he left,
Some thousand miles away.
2 My father, comrades, you will tell,
About this bloody fray,
My country's standard, say to him,
Was safe with me this day;
I've made a pillow of it now,
On which to lay my head,
A winding sheet you'll make of it, When I am with the dead.
3 I know 'twill grieve his inmost soul,
To think that never more
I'll sit with him beneath the oak,
That shades his cottage door.
But tell the time-worn patriot,
That, mindful of his fame,
Upon this bloody battle field,
I sullied not his name.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Farewell, farewell is a lonely sound |
Title: | GOOD-BY |
Meter: | C.M.D. |
Publication Date: | 1855 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | GOOD-BY |
Arranger: | John G. McCurry (1855) |
As played on the Accordeon by: | Mrs. Martha J. Hodges |