American Old Time Song Lyrics: 25 By And By Youll Forget Me

Theater, Music-Hall, Nostalgic, Irish & Historic Old Songs, Volume 25

By-and-By You'll Forget Me.
Copyright, 1880. by W. F. Shaw.
Words by Arthur French. Music by Wm. A. Huntley.

By-and-by you will forget me,
When my face is far from thee;
And the day when first you met me
Only lives in memory;
For 'mid other scenes and pleasures,
Nearer joys my heart shall sway,
And my love, like childish measures,
Will be tossed and thrown away.

Chorus.
Sweet the hour when first I met you,
Sad the hour my lips shall say,
By-and-by you will forget me,
By-and-by when far away.

By-and-by you will forget me,
When our dream of love is o'er;
And the voice that used to pet me
At my side is heard no more.
Lonely then I'll sit and ponder.
And my quivered lips shall say:
By-and-by you will forget me,
By-and-by when far away.-Chorus.