Historic Sheet Music Collection
Document Type
Score
Publication Date
1910
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
My darling I am dreaming, of the days gone by,
When you and I were sweethearts, beneath the summer sky;
Your hair has turned to silver, the gold has faded too;
But still I will remember, where I first met you.
[Chorus]
Down by the old mill stream, where I first met you,
With your eyes of blue, dressed in gingham too,
It was there I knew, that you loved me true,
You were sixteen, my village queen, by the old mill stream
[Verse 2]
The old millwheel is silent, and has fallen down,
The old oak tree has withered, and lies there on the ground;
While you and I are sweethearts, the same as days of yore;
Although we’ve been together, forty years and more.
[Chorus]
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Tell, "Down by the Old Mill Stream" (1910). Historic Sheet Music Collection. 1357.
https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/sheetmusic/1357
The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author.
Comments
MacIntosh Collection
Chicago : Tell Taylor, ©1910.
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