The Old Refrain

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It nest - les in the hills, the spot I love; A cool green
pass and we shall drift a - part, you'll ev - er

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wood - land 'neath the blue a - bove, a lake all star - ry on a sum - mer
fill a nook here in my heart; And when my head is bowed, my hair is

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night, the spot I pic - ture ev - er with de - light. The things I
gray, I'll live a - gain that glor - ious by - gone day when all the

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love the best in life are there, watched o'er by guar -dian an - gels' lov - ing care; my boy- hood
world was young and trees were green, and on the lake the sun light's gold -en sheen re - flect - ed

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dreams come back a - gain to me, 'Tis back at dear old Grey lock I would be. 'Twas there I
all the joys of boy - hood's hour; Dear Grey lock, your sweet mem - 'ry e'er will flow'r.

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found a life of rare con - tent, and learned what love and friend - ship real - ly meant; When ev - er

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I am lone -ly or feel blue dear Grey lock home, in dreams, I'll come to you. Though years may