When The Harvest Days Are Over 1900

James Pitt-Payne, LOndon UK - 29 Jun 2004

Near the fireside so cheerful,
sits an old man sad and tearful,
he is dreaming of the days of long ago,
and in fancy he is roaming,
with his sweetheart in the gloaming,
when he spoke the words
that set her cheeks aglow,
by the brook down in the meadow,
in the willows gentle shadow,
there they planned
their future happiness one day,
when the sun set in its splendor,
then his voice grew soft and tender,
as he gently took her in his arms to say.

When the harvest days are over,
Jessie dear,
and the sun kissed flowers bloom
'neath skies so clear,
you will keep the word you said,
that's the time we two shall wed
when the harvest days are over,
Jessie dear.

Now the fire once bright is dying,
as he sits there softly sighing,
for his fancy takes him down a country lane,
past the old school house he's strolling,
and he hears the church bells tolling,
as he kneels beside his darling's grave again,
all in white she's gently sleeping,
all in black he's softly weeping,
for the one who was to be his wife some day,
but death took him there to greet her,
and in heaven above he'll meet her,
like the fire in the grate he passed away.

When the harvest days are over,
Jessie dear,
and the sun kissed flowers bloom
'neath skies so clear,
you will keep the word you said,
that's the time we two shall wed
when the harvest days are over,
Jessie dear.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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When The Harvest Days Are Over 1900
Lyrics by Howard Graham
Music by Harry von Tilzer
© 1900 by Shapiro, Bernstein & von Tilzer
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 29 June 2004 at 15.33
in association with Doug Grierson
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