When Kate and I Were Coming Thro' The Rye 1902

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 1May2025
2025

It was harvest time way down in old New England
And the sun was shining on the golden grain
I was coming thro' the rye with sweetheart Katie
And my heart was filled with pleasure and with pain
I had waited, oh, so long, to say, "I love you"
Won't you whisper that we never more will part
So I took her hand in mine and softly told her
While I gently drew her closer to my heart

When Kate and I were coming thro' the rye
The sun shone down upon us from on high
How she trembled when I kissed her
How she drooped her eye and whispered "yes"
When Kate and I were coming thro' the rye

Many years have passed away in old New England
Since the village folks did hear our wedding chimes
Still they see us wander forth the same old sweethearts
Thro' the fields of waving rye at harvest times
But a blueeyed little stranger walks between us
'Tis a baby girl that angels sent one day
And I often kiss my sweetheart wife and whisper
Tender words I spoke in days long passed away

When Kate and I were coming thro' the rye
The sun shone down upon us from on high
How she trembled when I kissed her
How she drooped her eye and whispered "yes"
When Kate and I were coming thro' the rye

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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When Kate and I Were Coming Thro' The Rye 1902
Lyrics by Andrew B. Sterling
Music by Harry Von Tilzer
© 1902 by Harry Von Tilzer Music Pub.Co.  N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 1 May 2025 at 11.21
in association with Fred Feild, The Sheet Music Singer
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James Pitt-Payne