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Words and Music by HORACE DUMARS. 
Moderato. 
PIANO 
liad turned gray, 
on de hill, 
long to stay, 
gath - er round 
lit - tie birds 
dren are call 
Friend 
Where 
Chil - 
1. Long years a - go, 
2. Mas - sa and miss 
3. Tho’ I’m here a - lone, 
ere my hair 
us both sleep 
I won’t have 
But now (leys’ in heav - en, and beck’ning me to come. 
De weeds are high, de fen-ces down, and dried up is de spring 
Un-cie Dan, de good ole man, we’ll wel-come to his home. 
Hap - py, con-tent - ed, we passed de time a-way, 
Time has done its work, and used de old place up, 
Dey’s op’-ning up de gate, and I think I hear dem say, 
old cab - in home, 
song love to sing, 
me for to come. 
INVISIBLE CHIMPS. 
They seem to smile and beck - on me To the gold - en shore 
I hear them sweet - ly sing - ing, Wel-come, wel-come o’er, 
They seem to smile and beck - on me To , the gold - en shore 
I hear them sweet - ly sing - ing, Wel-come, wel-come o’er, 
Full Chorus. 
Com-ing, chil-dren, com-ing, Oh pre - pare to wel-come me. 
Where I shall meet them all, 
chil-dren, com-ing, Oh pre - pare to wel-come me, 
Where I shall meet them all, 
Copyrighted 1877, by F. W. Belmick, Cincinnati, O. Published in sheet form, price 40cts. 
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