Song Of Long Ago

LONG ago, long ago, When the hawthorn buds were pearly And the birds sang, late and early, All the songs that lovers know, How we lingered in the lane, Kissed and parted, kissed again, Parted, laggard foot and slow! What a pretty world we knew Dressed in moonlight, dreams and dew, Long ago, my first sweet sweetheart, Long ago! Long ago, long ago, When the wind was on the river Where the lights and shadows shiver, And the streets were all aglow. In the gaudy gas-lit street We two parted, sweet, my sweet, And the crowd went to and fro, And your veil was wet with tears For the inevitable years-- Long ago, my last sweet sweetheart, Long ago!