Babbling Brook

a 1922 popular song
words and music by Kendis & Brockman


The sheet music:


Accompaniment:


Lyrics

  1. I wandered alone by the brookside
    And hoped your sweet voice I would hear
    The moss covered well, the lane in the dell
    Are lonely without you, dear
    My love just for you will keep growing
    As long as the brook keeps on flowing

Refrain:
Babbling brook, babbling brook calling for you
Weeping willow tree weeps for you and me
Shady nook, shady nook misses you too
Nothing is like it used to be
If the silvery ripples could speak as they flow
I am sure they would tell me what I’d like to know
Babbling brook, babbling brook flow to the sea
And bring back my sweetheart to me

  1. The crescent moon beams on the water
    The breeze breaks the stillness of night
    The mill down the hill is lonesome and still
    The stars dear don’t shine so bright
    ‘Tho our hearts met only to sever
    The brook keeps on flowing forever

Sung here by Fred Feild: