 | The Music of Stephen C. Foster . |  |
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FOR A WHILE THE HEART GROWS WARM.
A TEMPERANCE SONG.
1
For a while the heart grows warmWhen the wine goes round,
But there lurks a deadly harm
When the wine goes round;
Want and woe will surely come
To your sad neglected home,
Frail and fleeting are the pleasures
When the wine goes round.
Cho.
Mothers pale are left to weep,Cares around their pathway creep.
Sisters lone, their vigils keep
When the wine goes round.
2
Life will fleetly run its raceWhen the wine goes round,
Care will come with steady pace
When the wine goes round;
Joys of health will fly away,
Truth and honor will decay,
All the hopes of life be blighted
When the wine goes round.
Cho.
Mothers pale, &c. | The Music of Stephen C. Foster . | |