A 1901 popular song
words by E. P. Moran
music by Albert Rezlit (Albert Von Tilzer)
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Fred Feild:
Lyrics
- Once a maiden and her sweetheart
Kissed each other fond farewell
Just beneath a tree
Whose blossoms told of Spring
“In a year we will be married”
Said the youth to her he loved
And upon her finger then he placed a ring
“I know that you’ll be faithful, love
No matter what betide
And that I’ll find you waiting
When I come to claim my bride
I must say, goodbye, and go, love
Tho’ I promise to be here
When the trees are filled with blossoms
Mary dear
Chorus
When the trees are filled with blossoms
And the winter days are through
When the swallows have flown homeward
Then I’ll come, sweetheart, to you
When the air is full of fragrance
And the golden Spring is here
When the trees are filled with blossoms
I’ll be with you, Mary dear
- ‘Neath the tree where they had parted
Loving sweethearts years ago
There is kneeling now
A man that’s old and gray
On a grave he’s placing blossoms
And his eyes are filled with tears
For the one he loved
Has long since passed away
He’s thinking of the day
When she became his happy bride
How proud he felt before them all
With Mary by his side
Tho’ she’s gone, she’s still his sweetheart
And his love she’ll always share
Every year, at blossom time
You’ll find him there
Sung here by Vancha March: