American Old Time Song Lyrics: 05 We May Be Happy Yet

Theater, Music-Hall, Nostalgic, Irish & Historic Old Songs, Volume 5

We May be Happy Yet.

Oh! smile as thou were wont to smile,
Before the weight of care
Had crushed thy heart, And for awhile
Left only sorrow there;
Some thoughts, perchance, 'twere but to quell
Some impulse to forget,
O'er which should memory cease to dwell.
We may be happy yet,
We may be happy yet,
We may be happy yet.

Oh! never name departed days,
Nor vows you whispered then,
Round which too sad a feeling plays,
To trust their tones again;
Regard their shadows, round thee past,
With feelings of regret,
And thus, unmindful of the past,
We may be happy yet,
We may be happy yet,
We may be happy yet.