A Whisper

A Whisper 5544 "I love you, dear" High in the tree That spread its sheltering branches near, A song-bird trilled an ecstasy "I love you, dear" The gray mist rose from hill and mere, But no rain fell for you and me; And all our sky was bright…

She Was Bred In Old Kentucky

She Was Bred in Old Kentucky 2347 When a lad I stood one day By a cottage far away: And that grand, day to me all nature seemed more For my Sue, with blushes red, Had just promised me to wed And I'd came to ask her mother for her hund As…

Soho

Soho 1344 I loved best her pretty eyes, Clearer than stars in any skies I loved her eyes for their dear lies Dance the jig! And ah! the ways, the ways she had Of driving a poor lover mad: It made a man's heart sad and glad Dance the jig! But…

The Ready Writer

The Ready Writer 3694 The Ardent Lover writes, and then the brute Conses to woo, grows cold, and turns quite mute; But don't You ever tear his Letters up: You'll need them in your Breach-of-Promise Suit!

Tenting On The Oid Camp Ground

Tenting on the OId Camp Ground 3044 We're tenting tonight on the old camp grounds dive Give us mong to Our weary hearts cheer Camp Ground a song of home, And the friends we love so dear Chorus- Many are the hearts that are wonry tonight,…

Alone, Yet Not Alone

Alone, Yet Not Alone 2346 When no kind earthly friend is near, With gentle words my heart to cheer Still am I with my Savior dear: "Alone, yet not alone" Though no loved forms my path attend With tender looks o'er me to bend, Yet aim…

The Effacement Of Self

THE EFFACEMENT OF SELF 5053 The sweet lives are those to duty wed, e deeds, both great and small, Are close-knit strands of an unbroken thread Where love ennobles all The world may sound no trumpets, ring no bells; The Book of Life the shining…

Ethel

Ethel 12 "You light two crackers thus" he said "That's yours, and PH take this, And now, if yours should go off first, Why, you can claim a kiss" We watch the powder quickly burn, Fizz, bang! Oh, happy aight! I fold the malden in my arms And…

Its The Best Old World We Know

ITS THE BEST OLD WORLD WE KNOW 2623 It's a pretty good world to live in, Not perfect, of course, but then A sort of a place too full of grace Would weary most common men The world as a whole is a pleasure, Despite all its grief and woe…

Only A Boy

Only a Boy 1475 Only a boy, with his noise and fun The verlest mystery under the sun; As brimful of mischief, and wit, and glee, As over a human fraine can be And as hard to manage us-what? ah mel 'Tis hard to tell, Yet we love him well Only…

Brotherhood

BROTHERHOOD 4584 All men are equal in their birth, Heirs of the earth and skies: All men are equal when that earth Fades from their dying eyes All wait alike on Him whose power Upholds the life He gave; The sage within his starlit tower,…

Bring Back My Boy

Bring Back My Boy 2568 Out in the cold world and far away from home Some mother's boy is wandering all alone: No one to guide him or keep his footsteps right: Some mother's boy is honielers tonight: Search till you find him and bring him…

The Simple Life

The Simple Life 3071 "I'm wearied of the whirl," quoth she, "Henceforth the simple life for me Methinks it would be very wise To take my breakfast ere I rise- Of coffee just a single cup" (N B Her mother brought it up!) "And when I'm dressed,"…

A Life Lesson

A Life Lesson JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY 4222 BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY There, little girl, don't cry! They have broken your coll, I know And your tea set blue And your play house, too, Are things of long ago: But childish troubles will soon pass…

A Cowboy In Love

A COWBOY IN LOVE 2764 If I would say the words I think My tongue with overwork would bust, I'd make old Shakespeare rise an' sav: "What varlot now disturbs my dust?" If I would do the things which I Am simply achin' to perform, I'd rope…

To Pascaline

TO PASCALINE EDITH LIVINGSTON SMITH 5371 LOVE, I would sing a song of my dreaming (Listen, be kind-) Harp-sung on sun-strings, told to the leaves Stirred by the wind: Spring veils the earth in its garment of youth Wondrous her face! Dear,…

Broken Love

Broken Love 4903 If there is no change in the ocean There will be no change in the sea: If there is no change in you, my love, There will be no change in me Chorus- For the storms roll o'er the ocean, And the waves roll o'er the sea: And…

We And The Others

WE AND THE OTHERS Puck 3353 I pity that poor Mrs Jones; She works herself to skin and bones! Of course, in my case, I prefer To be my own help, as it were Old Mrs Johnson talks so loud Whenever she is in a crowd! To make my conversation…

Difficulties

DIFFICULTIES James J Montague 2625 I know a fellow who has built a ship to sail the air, In which he hopes to fiit about like swallows, here and there, And look with cold contempt upon us crawling things below; The only trouble with it…

Locating Uncle Joe

Locating Uncle Joe 5051 Our Uncle Joe a rover was; he loved to sail the sea The far-off corners of the globe he sought with fervid glee And so, to keep our minds at rest and calm our anxious fears, He sent us postal cards -the kind they…