Big-hearted, kind and sweet;

But ne’er can I cease weeping,

Thinking of glad young days;

And the heart that long is sleeping

Where the Deer Creek grasses wave.

Chorus: She was happy, etc.

When he had finished, they cheered him and cheered;

He shook his head to this immense encore;

They would not stop; they simply whooped and cheered:

They loved his sentimental songs, but wore