a 1922 popular song
words and music by Henry Creamer, Joe Darcy and Dave Franklin
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- When the sun is sinking in the west
And the birds have cuddled in their nest
In the twilight hour of rest
That is the time I grow lonely
Through my mind a yearning seems to say
Turn back the years to yesterday
Chorus:
I’ve got the blues for my dear old childhood days
I miss my brother, my dear old daddy and mother
I’ve got the blues for those childhood games and plays
I miss that old swimming pool, the old village school
The woodshed where I wouldn’t shed a tear as a rule
Gone are the days, all the happy days are over
Gone are the days, that I wish I could recall
I get the blues in a million different ways
When I remember those dear old childhood days
- Childhood days of sunshine and of rain
Could I live them over again
Life would never seem in vain
I would be happy forever
After all is really said and done
We are but children everyone
Sung here by Fred Feild: