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WHERE THE CORNFIELDS WAVE IN SUNNY ILLINOIS
WORDS AND MUSIC BY CHARLES W. FREEMAN
Published by F. T. Phillips, Decatur, Ill.
HARRY J. LINCOLN MUSIC CO. WILLIAMSPORT, PA----
Where The Corn Fields Wave In Sunny Illinois.
Words and Music by CHAS. W. FREEMAN.
Andante
1.There is a cottage far away, a place I long to be, Where the cornfields wave in sunny Illinois. And ev'ry night when I lie down, my thoughts will carry me, Where the cornfields wave in sunny Illinois.
I see the eagle soaring high, above the woodland breeze, I see the cattle in the pasture resting 'neath the trees. I fancy I can hear my mother praying for her boy, Where the cornfields wave in sunny Illinois.
2. I never shall forget the day, when I stood at the gate, And fondly kiss'd my mother dear, goodbye; And as I hurried down the lane, she stood there watching me, With her apron wiped a teardrop form her eye.
I often think of those kind words my father spoke to me, "My boy this world is full of trouble, someday you will see. But should the road be rugged, lad, you're welcome home, my boy, Where the cornfields wave in sunny Illinois.
REFRAIN
Down where the clover blossoms, There's where I spent life's happy hours; Tho' I'm living far away, Yet I'm going back some day, Where the cornfields wave in sunny Illinois.----
Dedicated to Miss Marian Rickard.
TINGLEY TWO STEP.
By ZELLA SANDERS ELWELL
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