A SAD AWAKENING

All las’ night I was me dreamin’,

Dreamin’ where de cannon's roar,

An’ my spirit, so it's seemin’,

Wend its flight to home once more.

Dare I heard de church bells ringin’

An’ de robin red breas’ singin’,

Back to me de tam was bringin’

W'en I part wit’ Rosemarie.

Rosemarie! De bells are ringin’, oh how sweet de melodie!

Rosemarie! De robin's singin’, an’ it's always callin’ me!

It was springtam an’ all nature

Seem to join de robin's song,

All de sheep an’ cattle feel it,

For de winter was so long.

O, it was one joyful meetin’,

Ev'ry creature give me greetin’,

An’ ma heart tattoo was beatin’

W'en I t'ink of Rosemarie.

Rosemarie, ma heart is beatin’, O how sweet dat pain can be!

Rosemarie, it kips repeatin’, an’ each beat is true to thee.

Springtam creep along de meadow,

Springtam whisper on de hill;

W'ere de sunshine chase de shadow

Ro'nd ma home at St. Camille.

Dare it stood, ma well known dwellin’,

Dat I love beyond de tellin’,

And ma heart in me was swellin’

W'en I see ma Rosemarie.

Rosemarie, my heart is swellin’, and it's all for love of thee!

Rosemarie, it kips on tellin’ dat you're all de worl’ to me!

Joyfully she come to meet me,

Wit’ de love light in her eye;

Smilin’ tru’ de tears she greet me —

Nevaire more to say good bye.

W'en I see dem tear drop fallin’,

Jus’ lak dew of early mornin’,

Hangel voices seem lak callin’,

Callin’ Joe to Rosemarie!

Rosemarie, de angels’ callin’, O how sweet dat soun’ to me!

Rosemarie, you’ tear drops fallin’ coax ma heart across de sea!

Paradise den open to me,

As she whisper, “Welcome home.”

To my arms her form I drew me —

Den, Sapre! I wake, an’ boom!

Roar of gun for church-bell ringin’,

Howl of Hun for robins’ singin’ —

Loving arms no more are clingin':

War is hell, sweet Rosemarie!

Rosemarie, de bells are ringin’,

O, how sweet dat melodie!

Rosemarie! de robins’ singin’

An’ it's always callin’ me!