“Bye and Bye You Will Forget Me (I)”

Description

"Bye and by you will forget me, When your face is far from me, And the day when I first met you Only lives in memory." She recalls that sad day, urges him to forget -- but if she dies, THEN she asks him to remember

Cross references

Recordings

  • Kelly Harrell, "Bye and Bye You Will Forget Me" (Victor 20535, 1926; on KHarrell02 -- primarily a "Dear Companion/Fond Affection" variant, but with elements from this song)

References

  1. BrownII 161, "Bye and Bye You Will Forget Me" (1 text)
  2. Roud #6577
  3. BI, BrII161

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1962 (Brown), but clearly in existence by 1926 when Kelly Harrell made the recording cited
Found in: US(SE)