SHE LEFT THE MAN WHO LOVED HER FOR ANOTHER.
Words and music by George Bruce and Felix McGlennon.
In a little country village
Lived a farmer and his wife,
She was young and rich with beauty,
Sunshine of her husband’s life;
But the snake crept in his Eden,
In the guise of trusted friend,
And the dreams fond love had cherished,
Came they to a fatal end;
One night when he reached his homestead,
His fond heart was turned to stone,
She, the wife he loved so dearly,
With his dearest friend had flown!
Chorus.
She left the man who loved her for another,
She was the sunshine of his life;
Her vows of faith and duty she’d forgotten,
Broke the link that made them man and wife!
In a handsome furnished chamber
Stand betrayer and betrayed;
He is scornful; she is pleading;
Ah! what havoc Time has made!
She is white-faced, trembling, hopeless,
And she feels dishonor’s shame,
For the man who stands before her,
She has ruined a husband’s name;
He, grown weary of his victim,
Says, “’Tis better we should part!”
In his soul there is no pity
For her crushed and breaking heart.—Chorus.
In the streets of a great city,
One cold, bitter winter’s night,
On a door-step lies a woman,
’Round her fall the snowflakes white;
By her side a man is kneeling,
“Mary!” is his bitter cry—
“You for months I have been seeking,
Now I’ve found you, do not die!”
Hear her pleading for forgiveness,
As he clasps her to his breast,
Just one kiss, one murmured “good-bye!”
And her soul in death finds rest.—Chorus.
Copyright, 1892, by Frank Tousey. The complete words and music of this song will be sent by mail for 20 cents. Address, Frank Tousey, Publisher, 34 and 36 North Moore Street, New York. Catalogues sent free upon application.