American Old Time Song Lyrics: 45 Old Love Letters
Theater, Music-Hall, Nostalgic, Irish & Historic Old Songs, Volume 45
OLD LOVE-LETTERS.
Copyright, 1894, by T. B. Harms & Co.
Words and Music by Edgar Selden.
To-day an odd thing happen'd, that recalled the by-gone years,
When life seem'd fraught with sunshine, when sweet smiles dispelled all fears;
In a half forgotten casket, in a dusty, cobweb nook,
I found some old love-letters, that read like a fairy book.
Chorus.
Old love-letters, tied with ribbon blue:
Letters from the sweetheart that I once thought true.
Still I fondly read them, tho' my heart may throb and break;
Old love-letters, just for old love's sake.
Then day dreams seemed more golden, for I thought my love was true;
I pictured home an Eden, where, contented, dwelt we two.
But another stole the treasure of the heart, since passed away,
And thus our romance ended with these letters found to-day.- Chorus.