“Long, Long Ago” is a song dealing with nostalgia, written in 1833 by English composer Thomas Haynes Bayly. Originally called “The Long Ago”, its name was apparently changed by the editor Rufus Wilmot Griswold when it was first published, posthumously, in a Philadelphia magazine, along with a collec...
Tell me the tales that to me were so dear
Long, long ago, long, long ago
Sing me the songs I delighted to hear
Long, long ago, long ago
Now you are come all my grief is removed
Let me forget for how long you have roved
Let me believe that you love as you loved
Long, long ago, long ago
Do you remember the path where we met
Long, long ago, long, long ago
Ah yes, you told me you ne'er forgеt
Long, long ago, long ago
Then, to all others, my smile you prеferred
Love, when you spoke, gave a charm to each word
Still my heart treasures the praises I heard
Long, long ago, long ago
Long, Long Ago was written by Thomas Haynes Bayly.
Thomas Haynes Bayly released Long, Long Ago on Tue Jan 01 1833.