The Old Times Were The Best Poem by James Whitcomb Riley

The Old Times Were The Best

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Friends, my heart is half aweary
Of its happiness to-night:
Though your songs are gay and cheery,
And your spirits feather-light,
There's a ghostly music haunting
Still the heart of every guest
And a voiceless chorus chanting
That the Old Times were the best.

CHORUS

All about is bright and pleasant
With the sound of song and jest,
Yet a feeling's ever present
That the Old Times were the best.

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James Whitcomb Riley

James Whitcomb Riley

Greenfield, Indiana
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