American Old Time Song Lyrics: 49 When The Little Ones Are Coming Home From School

Theater, Music-Hall, Nostalgic, Irish & Historic Old Songs, Volume 49

When the Little Ones Are Coming Home from School.
Copyright, MDCCCXCV, by Henry J. Wehman.
Words by Howard Graham. Music by Charles Graham.

In the afternoon, when lesson time is o'er,
And the little ones troop from the school-room door,
How one's merr'ry will go back, o'er life's rough and stormy track,
For some one we lov'd that we shall see no more.
Some child sweetheart it may be, light of heart and fancy free,
In the days of copy-books, of slates and rule;
And perhaps she's passed away, but you'll think of her each day,
When the little ones are coming home from school.

Refrain.
When the little ones are coming home from school;
With sparkling eyes and hearts with joy so full,
Childhood's days come back to mind, with the loved ones left behind,
When the little ones are coming home from school.

You may recollect the boy they called a fool,
Who was kept In by the teacher after school,
Getting rich in after years, battling worldly strife and fears,
While he always lived up to the golden rule.
There's the boy that knew it all, whose pride went before his fall,
And the boy whose cry was all cry and no wool;
Some are here, some passed away, but you'll think of them each day,
When the little ones are coming home from school.-Refrain.