Do They Think of Me at Home?

DESCRIPTION: "Do they think of me at home, Do they ever think of me? I who shared their ev'ry grief...." The singer asks if they remember her songs and harp. The singer remembers her lover being rejected. Happy with him now, she still wishes those at home cared
AUTHOR: Words: J. E. Carpenter / Music: Charles W. Glover (source: Heart-Songs)
EARLIEST DATE: 1862 (Dime-Song-Book #9)
KEYWORDS: love separation music
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Heart-Songs, p. 430, "Do They Think of Me at Home?" (1 text, 1 tune)
Dime-Song-Book #9, p. 9, "Do the think of Me at Home" (1 text)
Roud #13939
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Do They Miss Me at Home?" (subject)
NOTES [38 words]: This and "Do They Miss Me at Home?" are similar enough that Roud, although he gives them two separate numbers, seems to mix them. The verse forms are rather different, though. I'm not at all sure that this one is traditional. - RBW
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