Title: When You And I Were Young, Maggie
Artist: James Austin Butterfield, George Washington Johnson
Genre: Country
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T:When You And I Were Young, Maggie
T:When You And I Were Young, Maggie
C:James Austin Butterfield
Z:All Rights Reserved
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w: I|wan- dered to- day to the|hill, Mag- gie, To *|watch the _ scene be- *|low; The|
w: A|cit- y so si- lent and|lone, Mag- gie, Where the|young and the gay and the|best, In|
w: They|say I am fee- ble and|gray, Mag- gie, My *|steps are less spright- ly than|then, My|
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w: creek and the creak- ing old|mill, Mag- gie, As|we used to long a- *|go. The|green grove is gone from the|
w: pol- ished white man- sions of|stone, Mag- gie Have|each found a place of _|rest. Is|built where the birds used to|
w: face is a well writ- ten|page, Mag- gie, But|time a- * lone was the|pen. They|say we are ag- ed and|
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w: hill, Mag- gie, Where|first the _ dai- * sies _|sprung. The _|creak- ing old mill is *|
w: play, Mag- gie, And|join in the songs _ that were|sung. For we|sang as _ gay as _|
w: gray, Mag- gie, As|sprays by the white _ break- ers|flung; But to|me you're as fair as you|
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w: still, Mag- gie, Since|you and _ I were _|young. And|now we are a- ged and|gray, Mag- gie, And the|
w: they, Mag- gie, When|you and _ I were _|young. *|||
w: were, Mag- gie, When|you and _ I were _|young. *|||
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w: tri- als of life _ near- ly|done; Let us|sing to the days that are|gone, Mag gie, When|
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w: you and _ I were _|young.|
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