All quiet along the Potomac to-night,— While soft falls the dew on the face of the dead,— No sound save the rush of the river; The picket's off duty forever. we bore away To win a name in story The Girl I And there Left where dawns Behind Me the sun of day There dawned By: our sun of Anonymous glory The place in my The hours sad I sight left a maid When in the A lingering host assigned farewell taking me Whose sighs I shared the and tears my glory of that steps delayed fight I thought her Sweet girl I left heart was behind me breaking In hurried Though many a words her name name our I blest banner bore I breathed the Of former vows that bind deeds of daring me But they were And to my of the day of heart in anguish yore pressed In which we The girl I left had no sharing behind me But now our laurels freshly Then to the east
All quiet along the Potomac to-night,— No sound save the rush of the river; While soft falls the dew on the face of the dead,— The picket's off duty forever. The Girl I Left Behind Me By: Anonymous The hours sad I left a maid A lingering farewell taking Whose sighs and tears my steps delayed I thought her heart was breaking In hurried words her name I blest I breathed the vows that bind me And to my heart in anguish pressed The girl I left behind me Then to the east we bore away To win a name in story And there where dawns the sun of day There dawned our sun of glory The place in my sight When in the host assigned me I shared the glory of that fight Sweet girl I left behind me Though many a name our banner bore Of former deeds of daring But they were of the day of yore In which we had no sharing But now our laurels freshly
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