[Deposited September 26, 1863
Recorded Volume 38.
Page 483.
No. 140.\
"I Wait for Thee
or
The War Is Nearly Over"
[20 Sep 1863; 13 Feb 1864]
companion to
"When this cruel war is over."
Sung by
Buckley's Serenaders,
Words by
W. Dexter Smith Jr,
Music by
Frederick Buckley.[1815-1864]

Boston, MA: Henry Tolman & Co., 291 Washington St.
Chicago: Root & Cady.
Quebec: R. Morgan.
Albany, NY: W. F. Gherwin.
[24767]
[COPYRIGHT
Feb 13 1864
LIBRARY]
[M 1640
  .B]
[Plate no.] 3596
[Source: civilwardigital.com]

1. I am list’ning for your footsteps
Falling quick and light
I am looking for your sweet smile
Beaming pure and bright
From the distant field of battle
You will come to me
For the war is nearly over
And I wait for thee.

CHORUS 1-3.
Waiting, waiting where the clover blooms beneath the tree
For the war is nearly over and I wait for thee.

2. I am waiting where we parted
On that summer day,
Where the morning sunbeams linger
And the zephyrs play;
Where you told me you were going
At your country’s cry:
Now the war is nearly over
You’ll come bye and bye.

3. I have got the sing you gave me
When you left my side,
When I promised, you remember,
To become your bride
I have prayed that God would bless you,
Bring you back to me
Now the war is nearly over
And I wait for thee.