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One Hour of Love With You

Worton David

“One Hour of Love With You” as printed in The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book (1918).

Worton David: Collected Lyrics Text 1 1918 · historical text
Public domainSoldier songHistorical song
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This text comes from The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

I'd give the sun-shine to gaze in your eyes,

I'd give the stars from the brightest of skies,

I'd give the song of the bird on the tree,

For that to me is love's melody.

I'd give the flow'rs from the fairest of bow'rs

If only you, dear, were true,

I'd give the joys of the whole wide world

For one hour of love with you.

Credits

Written by Worton David

Words by Worton David. Historical text published in The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book (1918); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

Source & text edition

The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book (1918), “One Hour of Love With You”

The 1918 published edition is in the public domain in the United States (pre-1931 publication). Entries whose credited author died more than 70 years ago are also in the public domain in life-plus-70 jurisdictions; other entries are held.

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