American Old Time Song Lyrics: 39 Our Hands Have Met But Not Our Hearts
Theater, Music-Hall, Nostalgic, Irish & Historic Old Songs, Volume 39
OUR HANDS HAVE MET, BUT NOT OUR HEARTS.
Copyright, 1891, by Frank Tousey.
By W. V. Wallace. Arranged by J. Clifton Burko.
Our hands have met, but not our hearts, our hands will never meet again;
Friends, if we have ever been, friends we cannot now remain.
I only know I loved you once, I only know I loved in vain;
Our hands have met, but not our hearts, our hands will never meet again.
Our hands have met, but not our hearts, our hands will never meet again.
Ah, then farewell to heart and hand; I would our hands had never met;
E'en the outward form of love must be resigned with same regret;
Friends we still might seem to be if I my wrong could e'er forget.
Our hands have met, but not our hearts; I would our hands had never met.
Our hands have joined, but not our hearts; I would our hands had never net