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THE BRIDGE.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. M. Lindsay.

Andante con espressione.

1. I stood on the bridge at mid - night, As the

2. How oft - en, O, how oft - en, In the

3. Tor my heart was hot and rest - less, And my

4. Yet when- ev - er I cross the riv - er On its


clocks were strik - ing the hour, And the

days that had gone by, I had

life was full of care, And the

bridge with wood - en piers, Like the


moon rose o’ the cit - y, Be -

stood on that bridge at mid - night And

bur - den laid up - on me Seemed

o - dor of brine from the o - cean Comes the