Title: American Old Time Song Lyrics
Subject: Traditional & Folk Music
Author: www.traditionalmusic.co.uk
Keywords: Old time music, American, oldtimey, bluegrass

Never To Meet Again - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
NEVER TO MEET AGAIN. Copyright, 1888, by J. Chas. Grasmuk. The Standard Music Co. 
On a crowded street one evening, when the lights were flickering low, I saw a face of queenly form and grace, Pass into the surging rabble and amid the seething stream-Then fade away Forevermore like some sweet pleasant dream. With beating heart I hastened to cross the chosen way. That ere the darkness chastened from me each hopeful ray; And I sped along the pathway 'neath the stars that softly shone, To see that form, to meet that face, but I was left alone. 
Chorus. Never to meet again, never again to see; Never to see her face-never, save in dreaming; Unless perchance we meet on some fair golden street. Never to see her face, never more to meet; Never to see, never to see; never to meet again. 
Ah! methinks I see that vision as it haunteth me each day, In waking and in dreaming evermore; And wherever I may wander, in the street or in the lea, That face-that form of godly grace-doth guide and comfort me. With longing soul I hearken to meet the image fair, Yet every day must darken my hopes in deep despair; For the image of that picture fled with never hope but this: That up above, some day we'll meet-borne day we'll meet again.-Chorus.