A sentimental ballad from 1898
Words by Andrew B. Sterling
Music by Harry Von Tilzer (his first song)
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:
Lyrics
- Far away on the hills of old New Hampshire,
Many years ago we parted, Ruth and I;
By the stream where we wandered in the gloaming,
It was there I kissed my love a sad goodbye
She clung to me and trembled when I told her,
And pleadingly she begged of me to stay;
We parted, and I left her broken hearted,
In the old New Hampshire village far away.
Refrain:
Now the sunshine lingers there,
And the roses bloom as fair
In the wildwood where together we would roam.
In the village churchyard near
Sleeps the one I loved so dear
On the hills of my old New Hampshire home
- In my dreams by the stream last night I wandered,
And I thought my love was standing by my side;
Once again then I told her that I loved her,
Once again she promised she would be my bride;
And as I stooped to kiss her I awakened,
I called her, but she was not there to hear;
My heart lies buried with her ‘neath the willow,
In the old New Hampshire home I love so dear