Old Rustic Bridge By the Mill

I'm thinking tonight
Of the old rustic bridge
That bends o'er the murmuring stream
Was there Maggie dear
With our hearts full of cheer
We strayed 'neath the moon's gentle beam

'Twas there I first met you
The light in your eyes
Awoke in my heart a sweet thrill
Though now far away
Still my thoughts fondly stray
To the old rustic bridge by the mill

Beneath it a stream gently rippled
Around it the birds loved to trill
Though now far away
Still my thoughts fondly stray
To the old rustic bridge by the mill

I keep in my memory
Our love of the past
With me it's as bright as of old
For deep in my heart
It was planted to last
In absence it never grows cold

I think of you darlin'
When lonely at night
And when all is peaceful and still
My mind wanders back
In a dream of delight
To the old rustic bridge by the mill

Beneath it a stream gently rippled
Around it the birds loved to trill
Though now far away
Still my thoughts fondly stray
To the old rustic bridge by the mill