To Charles Sutherland, Esq., (Galavaston, Texas.)
"Come Again, Happy Days!" (1871)
Song
Words by George Cooper, 1840-1927
Music by John Rogers Thomas, 1830-1896

New York: William Hall & Son, 543 Broadway
Cincinnati: John Church & Co.
Brooklyn: Charles Bunce
New Haven: Skinner & Spirry
Providence, RI: Cory Bros.
Philadelphia: C. Andre & Co.
Plate No. 6507
[Source: @NYPL]

1. Come again, happy days!
Come again to my heart as of old!
Gently fall, sunny rays,
Bring again ev'ry joy ye have told!
Bloom around, summer vales,
Where I played in my hope and my pride;
Fondly breathe, dewy gales,
Fondly breathe o'er the flow'rs at my side.

[REFRAIN sung after each verse]
Come again, happy days!
Come again to my heart as of old!
Gently fall, sunny rays,
Bring again ev'ry joy ye have told!

2. Brightly shine, merry face,
Darling one I am dreaming of you!
Present joys ne'er replace
Kindly hands, kindly hearts that were true!
Sweet and low, like a bell
Softly swung in the depths of the sun,
Ever more fondly tell
All the dreams of the past unto me.