Monday, January 02, 2012

Silver Threads Among The Gold ~ Daniel O'Donnell ~ Lyrics

You can hear the different renditions on YouTube... the Links are right at the bottom.

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Silver Threads Among The Gold ~ Daniel O'Donnell ~ Lyrics

Words by Poet: Eben Eugene Rexford
Music by: Hart Pease Danks
First Published: 1873
Lyrics here as Sung by: Daniel O'Donnell
Original Singer: Henry Burr

Original Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Darling, I am growing old,
Silver threads among the gold,
Shine upon my brow today;
Life is fading fast away;
But, my darling, you will be, will be,
Always young and fair to me,
Yes! my darling, you will be
Always young and fair to me.

[Verse 2]
When your hair is silver white,
And your cheeks no longer bright
With the roses of the May,
I will kiss your lips, and say:
Oh! my darling, mine alone, alone,
You have never older grown.
Yes! my darling, mine alone,
You have never older grown.

[Music Interlude]

[Verse 3]
Love can never more grow old,
Locks may lose their brown and gold,
Cheeks may fade and hollow grow,
But the hearts that love will know;
That, my darling, you will be, will be,
Always young and fair to me,
Yes! My darling, you will be
Always young and fair to me.
Alternative lyrics sung by a group:

[Verse 1]
Darling, we are growing old,
Silver threads among the gold,
Shine upon our brow today;
Life is fading fast away;
But, my darling, you will be, will be,
Always young and fair to me,
Yes! my darling, you will be
Always young and fair to me.

[Verse 2]
When your hair is silver white,
And your cheeks no longer bright
With the roses of the May,
We will kiss your cheeks, and say:
Oh! our darling, ours alone, alone,
You have never older grown.
Yes! our darling, ours alone,
You have never older grown.

[Music Interlude]

[Verse 3]
Love can never more grow old,
Locks may lose their brown and gold,
Cheeks may fade and hollow grow,
But the hearts that love will know;
That, my darling, you will be, will be,
Always young and fair to me,
Yes! My darling, you will be
Always young and fair to me.

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Original Words by Poet: Eben Eugene Rexford

Silver Threads Among The Gold
Music by: Hart Pease Danks
First Published: 1873
Originally Sung by: Henry Burr

Darling, I am growing old, 
Silver threads among the gold, 
Shine upon my brow today, 
Life is fading fast away. 
But, my darling, you will be, will be 
Always fair to me, 
Yes, my darling, you will be 
Always young and fair to me. 

Chorus: 
Darling, I am growing old, 
Silver threads among the gold, 
Shine upon my brow today; 
Life is fading fast away. 

When your hair is silver white, 
And your cheeks no longer bright, 
With the roses of the May, 
I will kiss your lips and say, 
Oh! My darling, mine alone, alone, 
You have never older grown! 
Yes, my darling, mine alone, 
You have never older grown! [Chorus]

Love can never more grow old, 
Locks may lose their brown and gold; 
Cheeks may fade and hollow grow, 
But the hearts that love will know, 
Never, never winters frost and chill; 
Summer warmth is in them still; 
Never winters frost and chill, 
Summer warmth is in them still.

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Silver Threads Among The Gold -- Foster And Allen



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Pat Boone - Words (1960)
Charted at #94 on Billboard Hot 100 in March 1960. B-side to "(Welcome) New Lovers". The melody is from the song "Silver Threads Among The Gold".

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John McCormack Silver Threads Among The Gold

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Jan Peerce - Silver Threads Among the Gold (1950)

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Slim Whitman - Silver Threads Among The Gold

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