These Brown Eyes

Those brown eyes I loved so well
Those brown eyes I longed to see
How I long for those brown eyes
Strangers they have grown to be

One evening when the sun was low
My brown eyes whispered, "I must go"
Not one second would she wait
She kissed my cheek and left my gate

Those brown eyes I loved so well
Those brown eyes I longed to see
How I long for those brown eyes
Strangers they have grown to be

One day I met her on the street
I tipped my hat, but I could not speak
Another man was at her side
And soon I thought she'd be his bride

Those brown eyes I loved so well
Those brown eyes I longed to see
How I long for those brown eyes
Strangers they have grown to be

Six long years for me she cried
It was her brother by her side
Now up in Heaven for all to see
My brown-eyed angel waits for me

Those brown eyes I loved so well
Those brown eyes I longed to see
How I long for those brown eyes
Strangers they have grown to be

Those brown eyes I loved so well
Those brown eyes I longed to see
How I long for those brown eyes
Strangers they have grown to be