X:195
T:My Dearest Dear
R:song
D:Sweeney's Men
Z:id:hn-song-195
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
K:Gmix
B2 | B4 B2 | G4 c2 | (c2 B2) A2 | (B A3) G2 | F4 A2 | A4 G2 | G6- | G4
B2 | B2 (B2 A2) | G4 G2 | c4 c2 | (B A3) G2 | E4 c2 | c4 G2 | B6- | B4
B2 | c2 c2 B2 | A4 A2 | G4 G2 | B4 G2 | E2 c2 c2 | c4 e2 | d6- | d4
B2 | B4 d2 | c4 e2 | d4 d2 | B4 d2 | (d2 c2) A2 | G4 F2 | G6- | G4 ||
W:My dearest dear, the time has come when you and I must part,
W:And no one knows the inner grief of my poor aching heart,
W:To see what I suffered for your sake, you are whom I love most dear.
W:I wish that I could go with you or you might tarry here.
W:
W:For my old mother is hard to leave, my father's on my mind,
W:But for your sake I'd go with you, and leave them all behind,
W:But for your sake I'd go with you, old mother fare thee well,
W:For fear I never will see'em no more while here on earth we dwell.
W:
W:I wish my breast was made of glass, where in you might behold,
W:Your name in secret I would write in letters of fine gold,
W:Your name in secret I would write, oh, believe in what I say,
W:For you are the girl I'll love most dear until my dying day.
W:
W:But when you're in some distant land, think of your absent friends,
W:And when the wind blows cold and clear, a line or two please send,
W:But when the wind blows cold and clear, please send your love to me,
W:So that I know by your hand-writ how things have gone with thee.
W:
W:My dearest dear, the time has come, when you and I must part,
W:And no one knows the inner grief of my poor aching heart,
W:To see what I suffered for your sake, you are whom I love most dear,
W:I wish that I could go with you or you might tarry here.