• Up and Down the Lanes of Love

    Up and down the lanes of love,
    With the bright blue skies above,
    And grass beneath our feet,
    Oh, so green and Oh, so sweet!
    There we wandered, boy and girl,
    Sun-kissed was each golden curl;
    Hand and hand we used to stray;
    Hide-and-seek we used to play;
    Just a pair of kids were we,
    Laughing, loving, trouble free.

    Up and down the lanes of love,
    With the bright blue skies above,
    Next we wander, Bride and Groom,
    With the roses all in bloom;
    Arm and arm we stroll along,
    Life was then a merry song,
    Laughing, dancing as we went,
    Lovers, cheerful and content;
    No one else, we thought, could be
    Quite so happy as were we.

    Up and down the lanes above,
    Dark and grey the skies above;
    Hushed the song birds’ merry tune,
    Withered every rose of June.
    Grief was ours to bear that day,
    All our smiles have passed away;
    Sorrow we must bear together,
    Love must have its rainy weather,
    Keeping still our faith in god,
    As the lanes of love we trod.

    Up and down the lanes of love,
    Still the skies are bright above.
    Feeble now we go our way,
    Time has turned our hair to grey;
    Rain and sunshine, joy to woe,
    Both of us have come to know.
    All life’s experience
    Has been givin’ us to sense;
    Still our hearts keep perfect tune
    As they did in days of June.