A popular ballad from 1863.
Words and arrangement by Sep. Winner.
Music by M. S. C.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- ‘Tis o’er the mountains far away
I’ve left my heart I fear
Where-e’er I go I think of thee
My pretty Sallie dear
For when the nights dark shadows come
And all the live long day
I think of thee and sigh that I
Am now so far away
Chorus
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty Sallie
Why ever, ever, ever shy
Oh meet me, meet me with a welcome love
For I’m coming bye and bye
- Afar from thee my Sallie dear
Away from all I prize
I miss thy voice, they words of cheer
The smile of thy bright eyes
For near thee would I rather stay
Tho’ with the free and brave
But ah! my country call’d me love
Thy home, and mine to save - But when the war is over love
And peace anew shall reign
I hope to meet thee as of old
And share thy smiles again
For bright shall be our wedding day
And joy shall fill the heart
When I am thine and thou art mine
No more on earth to part
Sung here by Vancha March: