As the Blackbird
In the Spring,
Neath the Willow Tree,
Sat and piped,
I heard him sing;
Sing of Aura Lee.
Aura Lee, Aura Lee,
Maid with golden Hair
Sunshine came along with thee
And Swallows in the Air.
In thy Blush
The Rose was born,
Music when you spake.
Through thine pretty Eyes,
The Morn,
Sparkling seemed to break.
Aura Lee, Aura Lee,
Birds of crimson Wing
Never Song have sung to me
As in that Night, sweet Spring.
Aura Lee,
The Bird may flee
The willow's golden Hair
Swing through Winter
Fitfully,
On the stormy Air.
Yet if thy
Blue Eyes I see,
Gloom will soon depart.
For to me,
Sweet Aura Lee is
Sunshine through the Heart.
When the Mistletoe
Was green,
Midst the Winter's Snows
Sunshine in thy Face
Was seen
Kissing Lips of Rose.
Aura Lee, Aura Lee,
Take my golden Ring.
Love and Light return with thee,
And Swallows with the Spring.
Music
composed by G.R. Poulton as:
"Aura Lee,"
Publication date unknown,
But probably in the mid to
late 1800's.
Words to "Aura Lee" credited to:
W.E. Fosdick, Esq.
Please
NOTE
These
Earlier
Recordings...
The History Of
Country &
Western Music
Vol 6
(1937-1938) - 14
-
- Aura Lee -
The Shelton Brothers - 1938.
Also
Re-Written and
recorded in the
1950s as:
- Love me Tender
-
(a.k.a. Aura
Lee)
( Many
Artists Have
Recorded This
Song Over The
Years )
( Public Domain )