I knew and loved a maid

I knew and loved a maid on a time,

I met and walked with her in mountain clime,

Through meadows fair, 'midst maidenhair,

We wander'd 'neath bright skies of many years ago.

I had the vow and token too of her sincerity,

I thought her love would reach e'en through eternity.

Vows unkept, love now gone, life's one blessing now

Is dreams to live those days of long ago.

I knew and loved a maid once on a time,

I met and walked with her in mountain clime,

Through meadows fair, 'midst maidenhair,

We wander'd 'neath bright skies of many years ago.