Golden days--where are they?
Pilgrims east and west Cry;if we could find them We would pause and rest:
We would pause and rest a little From our long and weary ways:-Where are they,then,where are they -
Golden days?
Golden days--where are they?
Ask of childhood's years,Still untouched by sorrow,Still undimmed by tears:
Ah,they seek a phantom Future,Crowned with brighter,starry rays;-Where are they,then,where are they -
Golden days?
Golden days--where are they?
Has Love learnt the spell That will charm them hither,Near our hearth to dwell?
Insecure are all her treasures,Restless is her anxious gaze:-Where are they,then,where are they -
Golden days?
Golden days--where are they?
Farther up the hill I can hear the echo Faintly calling still:
Faintly calling,faintly dying,In a far-off misty haze:-Where are they,then,where are they -
Golden days?
