My Dearest Dear
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My dearest dear, the time has come when you and I must part,
And no one knows the inner grief of my poor aching heart,
To see what I suffered for your sake, you are whom I love most dear.
I wish that I could go with you or you might tarry here.
For my old mother is hard to leave, my father's on my mind,
But for your sake I'd go with you, and leave them all behind,
But for your sake I'd go with you, old mother fare thee well,
For fear I never will see'em no more while here on earth we dwell.
I wish my breast was made of glass, where in you might behold,
Your name in secret I would write in letters of fine gold,
Your name in secret I would write, oh, believe in what I say,
For you are the girl I'll love most dear until my dying day.
But when you're in some distant land, think of your absent friends,
And when the wind blows cold and clear, a line or two please send,
But when the wind blows cold and clear, please send your love to me,
So that I know by your hand-writ how things have gone with thee.
My dearest dear, the time has come, when you and I must part,
And no one knows the inner grief of my poor aching heart,
To see what I suffered for your sake, you are whom I love most dear,
I wish that I could go with you or you might tarry here.
Discography: Sweeney's Men
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