The Old Days We Remember.

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The old days we remember,
How softly did they glide,
While all untouched by worldly care,
We wandered side by side,
In those pleasant days, when the sun's last rays
Just lingered on the hill;
Or the moon's pale light, with the coming night,
Shone o'er our pathway still.

Chorus.
Oh! the old days we remember,
How softly did they glide,
While all untouched by worldly care,
We wandered side by side.
While we wandered, we wandered,
We wandered side by side.
We wandered, we wandered,
We wandered side by side.

The old days we remember,
Oh! there's nothing like them now;
The glow has faded from our hearts,
The blossom from the bough.
In the chill of care, midst worldly air,
Perchance we've colder grown;
For stormy weather, since we roamed together,
The hearts of both have known.

Chorus.
Oh! the old days we remember, &c.

The old days we remember,
Oh! clearer shone the sun;
And every star looked brighter far
Than they ever since have done.
On the very streams there lingered gleams
Of light ne'er seen before;
And the running brook a music took,
Our souls can hear no more.

Chorus.
Oh! the old days we remember, &c.

42

Still, still we must remember
Life's first and highest days,
And a passing tribute render,
As we tread the busy maze:
A bitter sigh for the hours gone by,
The dreams that might not last,
The friends deemed true when our hopes were new,
And the glorious visions past.

Chorus.
Oh! the old days we remember, &c.