“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
- cf. "Down Among the Budded Roses" (lyrics)
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
- BrownII 161, "Bye and Bye You Will Forget Me" (1 text)
- Roud #6577
- BI, BrII161