Sweet Forget Me Not

G C G Fancy brings a thought to me of a flower that's bright and fair, C G A7 D Its grace and beauty both combined make the thought more rare; G C G Just like a maiden that I knew who shared my happy lot, C G D G Where we parted , when she whispered "you'll forget me not." G C G She's fragrant and, she's charming like the lily in the pond, C G A7 D Time is passing swiftly by, of her I am so fond; G C G The daisies and primroses are blooming 'round the spot, C G D G Where we parted, when she whispered, "You'll forget me not." G C G We met I really don't know when, but still it's just the same, C G A7 D For love grows in the city streets as well as in the lane; G C G I gently clasped her tiny hand one glance at me she shot, C G D G She dropped her flower, I picked it up - 'twas the sweet forget me not. G C G She's fragrant and, she's charming like the lily in the pond, C G A7 D Time is passing swiftly by, of her I am so fond; G C G The daisies and primroses are blooming 'round the spot, C G D G Where we parted, when she whispered, "You'll forget me not." G C G And then there came a happy time when something that I said, C G A7 D Caused her lips to murmur, "Yes", and shortly we were wed; G C G There is a house down in the lane and a tiny garden plot, C G D G Where grows a flower, I know it well, it's the sweet forget me not. G C G She's fragrant and, she's charming like the lily in the pond, C G A7 D Time is passing swiftly by, of her I am so fond; G C G The daisies and primroses are blooming 'round the spot, C G D G Where we parted, when she whispered, "You'll forget me not." C G D G Where we parted, when she whispered, "You'll forget me not."