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Or did you have a lover, Annie,
Who gave the name to you?
Did you make him a good and faithful wife?
And was he kind and true?
Who gave the name to you?
Did you make him a good and faithful wife?
And was he kind and true?
Was it hard for you to part, Annie,
From love's last fond embrace?
Was it father, mother, husband, or child,
Prest the last kiss on your face?
From love's last fond embrace?
Was it father, mother, husband, or child,
Prest the last kiss on your face?
Why, among all these sleepers, Annie,
Should I single out your stone?
Why? because the very name you bear
I hope one day to own.
Should I single out your stone?
Why? because the very name you bear
I hope one day to own.
I shall often think about you, Annie,
Though I may be far away,
For memory will oft recall
My musings here to-day.
Though I may be far away,
For memory will oft recall
My musings here to-day.
And when I sit, as I love to do,
Alone in the twilight gloom,
I shall think of the quiet dreams I had
Kneeling beside your tomb.
Alone in the twilight gloom,
I shall think of the quiet dreams I had
Kneeling beside your tomb.
And now I'll say good-bye, Annie,
While none are near to blame
A foolish girl for weeping
O'er a familiar name.
While none are near to blame
A foolish girl for weeping
O'er a familiar name.
