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Down in a lane two men had quarrelled Over a girl whom they both admired Brothers in name but foes in feeling Passion, alas, their hearts had fired One said “You traitor, you stole her from me Hence-forth a stranger to England I'll be” ”If we must part” said the other with pain “Don't part like this, we may ne'er meet again Chorus: For old time's sake, don't let our enmity live For old time's sake, say you'll forget and forgive Life's too short to quarrel, hearts too precious to break Shake hands and let us be friends, for old times' sake Anger prevailed, as foes they parted Parted as brothers have often done Jack sailed away to drown his sorrow And left Tom at home with the bride he'd won Twelve months after, and then he was left Left with a babe of its Mother bereft How like she grew to her, when he revealed The cause of the quarrel, and how he appealed Chorus: Time rolled away, then the brothers one day Met face to face, and then turned away But the little peacemaker, their rough hands she grasped And whispered so softly as their fingers she clasped “In her sainted name, who looks down from above My own angel mother you both used to love Chorus: |
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Sung by Miss Millie Lindon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Written and composed by Charles Osbourne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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