Oh, those old golden, glorious days, Emma,

When I played 'mong the flowers with thee.

Bringing back tender mem'ries of you, Emma,

When life seemed only a song,

Holding neither a sorrow nor tear, Emma,

As we played 'mong the flowers all day long.

We gathered the mosses and ferns, Emma,

The cowslips and violets so blue,

And the crab-apple blossoms so sweet, Emma,

And the sweet, mellow May-apple, too.