 | The Music of Stephen C. Foster . |  |
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FAREWELL MY LILLY DEAR.
[1]
Oh! Lilly dear, it grieves meThe tale I have to tell;
Old massa sends me roaming,
So Lilly, fare you well!
Oh! fare you well my true love,
Farewell old Tennessee,
Then let me weep for you love,
But do not weep for me.
Chorus.
Farewell forever to Old Tennessee;Farewell my Lilly dear,
Dont weep for me.
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I's guine to roam the wide worldIn lands I've never hoed,
With nothing but my banjo
To cheer me on the road;
For when I'm sad and weary
I'll make the banjo play,
To mind me of my true love
When I am far away.
Chorus.
Farewell forever &c.3
I wake up in the morning,And walk out on the farm;
Oh! Lilly am a darling—
She take me by the arm,
We wander through the clover
Down by the river side,
I tell her that I love her
And she must be my bride.
Chorus.
Farewell forever &c.4
Oh! Lilly dear 'tis mournfulTo leave you here alone,
You'll smile before I leave you
And weep when I am gone,
The sun can never shine, love
So bright for you and me,
As when I worked beside you
In good old Tennessee.
Chorus.
Farewell forever &c. | The Music of Stephen C. Foster . | |