I Cannot Sing The Old Songs
from Some Popular Songs From 1914 by Hundred Years Late
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lyrics
I cannot sing the old songs
I sang long years ago
For heart and voice would fail me
and foolish tears would flow
For bygone hours come o'er my heart
with each familiar strain
I cannot sing the old songs
or dream those dreams again
I cannot sing the old songs
or dream those dreams again
I cannot sing the old songs
Their charm is sad and deep
Their melodies would waken
old sorrows from their sleep
And though all unforgotten still
and sadly sweet they be
I cannot sing the old songs
They are too dear to me
I cannot sing the old songs
They are too dear to me
I cannot sing the old songs
for visions come again
of golden dreams departed
and years of weary pain
Perhaps when earthly fetters shall
have set my spirit free
My voice may know the old songs
for all eternity
My voice may know the old songs
for all eternity
I sang long years ago
For heart and voice would fail me
and foolish tears would flow
For bygone hours come o'er my heart
with each familiar strain
I cannot sing the old songs
or dream those dreams again
I cannot sing the old songs
or dream those dreams again
I cannot sing the old songs
Their charm is sad and deep
Their melodies would waken
old sorrows from their sleep
And though all unforgotten still
and sadly sweet they be
I cannot sing the old songs
They are too dear to me
I cannot sing the old songs
They are too dear to me
I cannot sing the old songs
for visions come again
of golden dreams departed
and years of weary pain
Perhaps when earthly fetters shall
have set my spirit free
My voice may know the old songs
for all eternity
My voice may know the old songs
for all eternity
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from Some Popular Songs From 1914,
released December 15, 2014
Written by Charlotte Alington Pye Barnard (Claribel).
Arranged, performed, recorded, and produced by David Nelligan for Hundred Years Late.
Written by Charlotte Alington Pye Barnard (Claribel).
Arranged, performed, recorded, and produced by David Nelligan for Hundred Years Late.
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Hundred Years Late Ireland
Hundred Years Late is a music archive revival project. The aim is to encourage engagement with music archives, specifically the music of a hundred years ago, by inviting modern musicians to reinterpret archived songs. Follow the blog at hundredyearslate.com ... more
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