Seth Parker's Hymnal ‎#202

202. When You and I Were Young, Maggie

1 I wander'd today to the hill, Maggie,
To watch the scene below,
The creek and the old rusty mill, Maggie,
Where we sat in the long, long ago.
The green grove is gone from the hill, Maggie,
Where first the daisies sprung;
The old rusty mill is still, Maggie,
Since you and I were young

Chorus:
And now we are aged and gray, Maggie,
The trials of life nearly done,
Let us sing of the days that are gone, Maggie,
When you and I were young.

2 A city so silent and lone, Maggie,
Where the young and the gay and the best,
In polish'd white mansion of stone, Maggie,
Have each found a place of rest,
Is built where the birds used to play, Maggie,
And join in the songs that were sung;
For we sang just as gay as they, Maggie,
When you and I were young. [Chorus]

3 They say I am feeble with age, Maggie,
My steps are less sprightly than then;
My face is a well-written page, Maggie,
But time alone was the pen.
They say we are aged and gray, Maggie,
As sprays by the white breakers flung,
But to me you're as fair as you were, Maggie,
When you and I were young. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: I wander'd today to the hill, Maggie
• Title: When You and I Were Young, Maggie
• Author: George W. Johnson
• Refrain First Line: And now we are aged and gray, Maggie
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930

Tune Information

• Name: [I wander'd today to the hill, Maggie]
• Composer: J. A. Butterfield
• Incipit: 55321 21161 65113
• Key: F Major