 | The Music of Stephen C. Foster . |  |
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UNDER THE WILLOW SHE'S SLEEPING.
I.
Under the willow she's laid with care—(Sang a lone mother while weeping,)
Under the willow, with golden hair,
My little one's quietly sleeping.
CHORUS.
Fair, fair, and golden hair,(Sang a lone mother while weeping,)
Fair, fair, and golden hair,
Under the willow she's sleeping.
II.
Under the willow no songs are heard,Near where my darling lies dreaming;
Nought but the voice of some far off bird
Where life and its pleasures are beaming.
CHORUS.
Fair, fair, and golden hair,(Sang a lone mother while weeping,)
Fair, fair, and golden hair,
Under the willow she's sleeping.
III.
Under the willow by night and daySorrowing ever I ponder;
Free from its shadowy, gloomy ray
Ah! never again can she wander.
CHORUS.
Fair, fair, and golden hair,(Sang a lone mother while weeping,)
Fair, fair, and golden hair,
Under the willow she's sleeping.
IV.
Under the willow I breathe a prayerLonging to linger forever
Near to my angel with golden hair
In lands where there's sorrowing never.
CHORUS.
Fair, fair, and golden hair,(Sang a lone mother while weeping,)
Fair, fair, and golden hair,
Under the willow she's sleeping.
| The Music of Stephen C. Foster . | |