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ONCE I HAD A SWEETHEART (MY SWEETHEART WENT DOWN WITH THE MAINE; THE BATTLESHIP MAINE) Sung by: Mrs. Barnes Recorded on 9/4/62 Click here to listen to the original recording Noble, brave, and true, Fearless as the sunrise, Gentle as the dew. We had loved and waited. He had named the day. We had pledged to wed each other In the month of May. We had pledged to wed each other In the month of May. Out on the high sea he sailed, Under the red, white, and blue, Faithful to country and home, Faithful to captain and crew. Anchored in Havana On a Cuban shore, Conscious of no danger, Dreaming love days o'er. Peacefully he slumbered In a hammock bed, While the stars with glowing beauty Benediction said, And while the stars with glowing beauty Benediction said. Then came a death . . . crash, Wrecked the vessel in twain. Down went my sweetheart to death, Down with the gallant ship Maine. Buried in a foreign land, In the torrid zone . . . (Mrs. Barnes: "That's as far as I . . .") Buried in a foreign land, In an unknown grave, Where the bells of liberty Soon must ring and save, Peacefully he slumbered In his hammock bed, While the stars with glowing beauty Benediction said. Also found in Randolph, 1st ed., Vol. IV, #796, "My Sweetheart Went Down With the Maine"; Brown, Vol. II, #236, "The Battleship Maine (II)." |
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