One evening when the sun was low my brown eyes whispered, "I must go"
Not one second would she wait She kissed my cheek and left my gate

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Those brown eyes I loved so well Those brown eyes I long to see
How I long for those brown eyes Strangers they have grown to be

One night I met her on the street I tipped my hat but I could not speak
Another man was by her side Soon I thought she'd be his bride

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'Twas just a year ago today, they laid my own brown eyes away
Six long years for me she cried It was her brother by her side

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