[ti:Thou Art the Queen of My Song] [ar:Stephen Foster] [al:American Heritage Best] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Thou Art the Queen of My Song - Thomas Pyle/Robert Shaw/The Robert Shaw Chorale [00:01.14]I long for thee; must I long and long in vain [00:08.98]I sigh for thee; will thou come not back again [00:17.17]Though cold forms surround us [00:20.50]To sever all that bound us [00:24.93]Gentle queen of my song [00:33.77]The fields and fair flowers shall welcome thee [00:41.23]And all to thy pleasures shall be long; [00:51.92]Pride of my early years [00:57.84]Thou art the queen of my song [01:06.55]The days are gone days of summer bright and gay [01:14.83]The days of love we so fondly whiled away; [01:23.14]But still while I'm dreaming [01:27.91]Thy smiles are over me beaming [01:32.56]Gentle queen of my song [01:42.25]The wind over the lone meadow wails for thee [01:51.06]The birds sing thy beauties all day long; [01:59.04]Pride of my early years [02:07.36]Thou art the queen of my song [02:15.68]I turn to thee; though our happy hours have flown [02:24.22]I turn to thee; and my saddest thoughts are gone [02:33.25]For love will be burning [02:37.87]And memory still returning [02:43.29]Gentle queen of my song [02:53.44]Come let the warm heart rejoice with me [03:00.70]Come from the bright and luring throug; [03:10.33]Pride of my early years [03:16.33]Thou art the queen of my song [03:21.06]Thou art the queen of my song [03:25.37]Thou art the queen of my song