Katie And The Old Guitar

The Bweetest strain that evat My raptuied ears have hcard- I know that raemory never Can losa a single wordWas on a balmy ovening That erowned a sumnier day When Katie tuned the old giütar And sang my heart away. The happy starliglit beaming Upon her lily throat Set wistful faney dreaming With every haunting note. It was no idle bailad, No een.seless modern lay ; With "Bonnio Annie Laurie," lo, She sang my heart away. And when tho song was over And Katie breathed a eigh, She, too, conld boast a lover Who would lay him down find dl. 'Twas th(n I told my seoret, And still I blcss the day Wheu Katie tuned the old guitar And sang my heart awav.