The Maple on the Hill

[Verse 1]
In a quiet country village stood a maple on the hill
Where I sat with my own darling long ago
When the stars were shining brightly you could hear the whippoorwill
And we vowed to love each other evermore

[Chorus]
We would sing a song together when the birds had gone to rest
We would listen to the murmur of the rills
Then you'd throw your arms around me, lay your head upon my breast
As we sat beneath the maple on the hill

[Verse 2]
Don't forget mе, little darling, when they lay mе down to rest
Just one little wish, my darling, that I crave
As you linger there in sadness you are thinking of the past
Let your teardrops kiss the flowers on my grave

[Chorus]
We would sing a song together when the birds had gone to rest
We would listen to the murmur of the rills
Then you'd throw your arms around me, lay your head upon my breast
As we sat beneath the maple on the hill

[Verse 3]
I will soon be with the angels on that bright and golden shore
Even now I hear them coming o'er the rills
So goodbye, my little darling, it is time for us to part
I must leave you and the maple on the hill

[Chorus]
We would sing a song together when the birds had gone to rest
We would listen to the murmur of the rills
Then you'd throw your arms around me, lay your head upon my breast
As we sat beneath the maple on the hill