The Old Rustic Bridge

I'm thinking tonight

Of the old rustic bridge

That bends o'er the murmuring stream

It was there Maggie dear

With our hearts full of cheer

We strayed 'neath the moons' gentle beam

'Twas there I first met you

The light in your eyes

Awoke in my heart, a sweet thrill

Though now far away

Still my thoughts fondly stray

To the old rustic bridge by the mill

Beneath it a stream gently rippled

Around it the birds loved to trill

Though now far away

Still my thoughts fondly stray

To the old rustic bridge by the mill

I keep in my memory

Our love of the past

With me, it's as bright as of old

For deep in my heart

It was planted to last

In absence, it never grows cold

I think of you darlin'

When lonely at night

And when all is peaceful and still

My heart wanders back

In a dream of delight

To the old rustic bridge by the mill

Beneath it a stream gently rippled

Around it the birds loved to trill

Though now far away

Still my thoughts fondly stray

To the old rustic bridge by the mill