A popular song from 1906
Words by Arthur J. Lamb
Music by H. B. Blanke
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- They linger by the gently flowing river
They watch the golden sunset fade away
And there amid the lilies and the roses
They talk about their future wedding day
The nightingale is singing as he leaves her
But tears are glistening in her eyes of blue
As soft he says, ‘Tis not for long the parting
When springtime comes I will return to you
Chorus:
When the mocking birds
Are singing in the wildwood
And the golden moonbeams on the river shine
At your cottage down the lane
I will come to you again
When the mocking birds are singing
Sweetheart mine
- The meadows and the woods are sweet with springtime
The river flows as peaceful as of yore
And home he comes unto his sweetheart’s cottage
But there her mother meets him at the door
Within her eyes he sadly reads the story
And while the shadows gather in the west
She leads him to the little village church yard
Where now his loving sweetheart lays at rest
Sung by Vancha March: