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PICKING CHERRIES DOWN THE LANE 
Words by GEO, COOPEE, 
Music by H. MILLAED, 
1. It was in the gol - den sum - mer, And we met be-neath the trees; 
2. Oh, the boughs with ru - bies la - den, They were far be - yond her reach, 
3. Now the sceut • ed breez-es whisper’d All the se - crets that were told. 
There were 
But I 
And the 
Moderate con express. 
fond and lov-ing glan-ces; There was laughter on the breeze. In the green and wa ■ vy or-chard, 
helped her,and she thank’d me, Sweet and bird - like was her speech. Lit - tie hands, so fair and dim-pled, 
bird - ies saw some - bo - dy Some one’s waist in joy en - fold ! Ere the ro - sy sun - set fa-ded 
Ko - sy hands met mine a - gain, 
In my own would oft re - main, 
O - ver hill, and vale, and plain, 
While we 
And I 
Lov-ing 
Down the lane. 
Down the lane, 
Down the lane. 
Down the lane, 
Down the lane, 
Down the lane, 
Down the lane, While we 
Down the lane, And I 
Down the lane, Lov-ing 
Picking cherries,picking cherries down the lane 
Picki’ g cherries.picking cherries down the lane 
Picking cherries, p. eking cherries down the lane 
lin-ger’d there to - geth-er 
ong’d to lin - ger ev - er 
lips were picli-ing c erries, 
chorus. 
mo-ments! 
lin-ger’d there to - geth-^r Picking cherries, picking cherries down tnc lane, 
long’d to lin - ger ev - er Picking cher ies. picking cherries down the lane, 
lips were pick-ing cherries. Picking cherries, picking .cherries down the lane. 
c'-erodes down the lane. 
How I long for them a - gain. When we lin - ger’d there to - geth - er 
By permission of Lee it': Walker, owners of copyright. 
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