COME ON OVER THE GARDEN WALL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was a dear little boy And she was a dear little girl She had no brothers, no more had he He had no sisters, no more had she She lived in the house next to him He lived in the house next to her And once he had looked over the garden wall She smiled at him, so he said, Chorus: Come on over the garden wall Little girl to me I've been lonely a long, long time And the wall's not hard to climb So jump, jump up and then jump, jump down I won't let you fall And we'll play at sweethearts Who're going to get married Come over the garden wall. He grew to be a big man She grew to be a big girl And she didn't marry And no more did he And he had a sweetheart And so had she And she kept her love just for him And he kept his love just for her Once he leaned over the garden wall She answered, 'yes' when he said 'Little maid, Chorus: |
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Written and composed by Ballard MacDonald & James W. Tate - 1920 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performed by Clarice Mayne (1886-1966) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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