Memories Of The Past - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
MEMORIES OF THE PAST. Copyright, 1891, by T. &. Harms & Co. Words by Percy Kingsley. Music by Chas. W. A. Hall. 
I list' to the sweet birds' singing, as daylight fades away, And think of old familiar scenes, in the twilight cold and gray; My heart it thrills with ecstasy, a charm by memory cast. As I ponder o'er those happy days, tho' but memories of the past. 
Chorus. Memories of the past, scenes of mirth and joy; Forget them? No! I never can, no matter how I try I Engraven on my heart, I'll wear them till the last; No weary years can e'er erase those memories of the past. 
The old and familiar scenes again, how strangely new they seem; Like some old song and cherished strain, in the music of a dream. With a dear form, beloved to me, in love's embrace held fast, I would give the world to recall those happy days now of the past.-Chorus.