"Lovers-Parted"





She was young and fair-

And they  loved each other dear-

But he wandered away-

To some far off country

To seek a fortune there.





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Did he ever return?

No he never returned,

And her heart has often yearned,

And for years long she’s been watching

For the face that never returned.





Hasty words were spoken- caused that sad separation 

They were words harmless too;

But it broke the heart, of that loyal couple,

That had always been so true.





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She had said to him in an angry passion, 

You may go, forever go;

And his heart was broken, by this cruel message,

And he left this maiden so.





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And at night her tears! both cheek and pillow

While her heart is crushed with pain:

She cries, Oh God! keep my absent lover,

Bring him back to me again.





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Now young men, young maids from this song,

Take warning, while your heart with anguish burn

Never speak harsh words, to a parting lover, 

Lest he leaves never to return.





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As he wanders about over height and valley,

Let him roam, where-ere he will,

Still his heart returns to that absent lover, 

To that girl for he loves her still.