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Show lu . . BY THE RIVER. : Music by JOHN da WITT. n AiuUtnfS, - 1 1 i j? j j 1. We were stand- ing by the 2, As the dis - tant bells were 8. I am stand- iiig by the p7 I-' trtr. . i fir , . . ' -- t T riT - er, In the sum - mer long a - go, And we watoh'd the lil - ios quiv - er In the ring -ing O'er the lncad-ows bright and gay, So the lit - tie riv - cr sing -ing Secm'dto rir - er, I am BtAnd-ing hero a - lone, But the lil - iei ou - ly shiv - cr, And the E3rg 1 h gjEE 1 5 : -5 - - - v mm - ny stream be-low ; And you clasp'd my fin-gors tightly, As I pray'd our lives might run Like the hur-ry on its way; It went np-pling thro' the diu-glc, It went laughing thro' the dells, Audits rir - er seems to moan j I am weop-ing brok- en-hcart-ed, For the sum-mcr time is o'er, And the i 1 i 'i - riT-er, er . er bright-ly, Till the set-ting of the sun, Till the set -ting of the niu - Bio seemed to min-glo With the chira-ing of tho bells, With the chim-iug of the hands that now are part - ed, Will u - nite a gain no more, Will u - nite a - gain no . v 4 1 sir i 1 HD eun, Till the set - ting of the sun. . . bells, With the chim - ing of tho bells, more, WiH u - nite a - gain no more. . l ;p - ill Oopyrlgat, 1890, by"jona do Wil, " |