There's a song in the land of the lily Each sweetheart has heard with a sigh Over high garden walls this sweet echo falls As a soldier boy whispers goodbye
Smile the while you kiss me sad adieu When the clouds roll by I'll come to you Then the skies will seem more blue Down in Lover's Lane, my dearie
Wedding bells will ring so merrily Ev'ry tear will be a memory So wait and pray each night for me Till we meet again
Though goodbye means the birth of a teardrop Hello means the birth of a smile And the smile will erase the tear blighting trace When we meet in the after awhile
Smile the while you kiss me sad adieu When the clouds roll by I'll come to you Then the skies will seem more blue Down in Lover's Lane, my dearie
Wedding bells will ring so merrily Ev'ry tear will be a memory So wait and pray each night for me Till we meet again