A nostalgic love song.
Words by George Cooper.
Music by Henry Tucker.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- O, Genevieve I’d give the world
To live again the lovely past
The rose of youth was dew-impearled
But now it withers in the blast
I see thy face in ev’ry dream
My waking thoughts are full of thee
Thy glance is in the starry beam
That falls along the Summer sea
Chorus
O, Genevieve, sweet Genevieve
The days may come, the days may go
But still the hands of mem’ry weave
The blissful dreams of long ago
- Fair Genevieve, my early love
The years but make thee dearer far
My heart shall never, never rove
Thou art my only guiding star
For me the past has no regret
What e’er the years may bring to me
I bless the hour when first we met
The hour that gave me love and thee … O, Genevieve!
Sung here by Fred Feild: