Old and Gray

DESCRIPTION: "'Tis thee and not the roses, dear, That I have learned to love, Though now thine eyes are bright and clear... Yet should thine eyes grow dime with age I'll love thee all the way, For 'tis the head and not the heart That shall grow old and gray."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1916 (Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5)
KEYWORDS: age beauty
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 712, "Old and Gray" (1 short text, 1 tune)
File: BrS5712

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