The Old Rustic Bridge Songtext
von Big Tom

I′m thinking tonight
Of the old rustic bridge
That bends o'er the murmuring stream

It was there Maggie dear
With our hearts full of cheer
We strayed ′neath the moons' gentle beam

'Twas there I first met you
The light in your eyes
Awoke in my heart, a sweet thrill

Though now far away
Still my thoughts fondly stray
To the old rustic bridge by the mill

Beneath it a stream gently rippled
Around it the birds loved to trill


Though now far away
Still my thoughts fondly stray
To the old rustic bridge by the mill

I keep in my memory
Our love of the past
With me, it′s as bright as of old

For deep in my heart
It was planted to last
In absence, it never grows cold

I think of you darlin′
When lonely at night
And when all is peaceful and still

My heart wanders back
In a dream of delight
To the old rustic bridge by the mill

Beneath it a stream gently rippled
Around it the birds loved to trill


Though now far away
Still my thoughts fondly stray
To the old rustic bridge by the mill