HOW OFTEN

THEY stood on the bridge at midnight,

In a park not far from the town;

They stood on the bridge at midnight,

Because they didn't sit down.

The moon rose o'er the city,

Behind the dark church spire;

The moon rose o'er the city

And kept on rising higher.

How often, oh, how often!

They whispered words so soft;

How often, oh, how often;

How often, oh, how oft!

Ben King.