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[Verse 1]
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Near a quiet country village stood a maple on the hill
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There I sat with my Jeannette of long ago
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When the stars were shining brightly we could hear the whippoorwill
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As we sat beneath the maple on the hill
[Verse 2]
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We would sing love songs together when the birds had gone to rest
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And we'd listen to the murmur of the rill
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Then you throw your arms around me laid your head upon my chest
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As we sat beneath the maple on the hill
[Verse 3]
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Now we're getting old and feeble and our hair is turning grey
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We no longer hear the ripple of the rill
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Still I always love you darling as I did those starry nights
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When we sat beneath the maple on the hill
[Verse 4]
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Don't forget me little darling as they lay me down to rest
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Will you keep this final promise that you gave
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While you linger there in silence thinking on and of the past
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May your teardrops kiss the flowers on my grave
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 5]
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I will soon be with the angels on that bright and peaceful shore
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Even now I hear them coming o’er the hill
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So, goodbye my little darlin’ it is time for us to part
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I must leave you and the maple on the hill
