For Educational Use Only www.MaineMemory.net Copyright 2011 Contributed to Maine Memory Network by Maine Historical Society (Sheet Music #53) MMN #44481 Date: 1901 Description: Beneath the pines of Maine sheet music A Beautiful Home Song of the Old Pine Tree State BENEATH THE PINES OF MAINE Sung with Phenomenal Success By [image] Julia Crosby Words and Music by Walter Rolfe 5 The George M. Khey Music Publishers 576 Washington St. Boston
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For Educational Use Only www.MaineMemory.net Copyright 2011
Contributed to Maine Memory Network by Maine Historical Society(Sheet Music #53)MMN #44481
Date: 1901Description: Beneath the pines of Maine sheet music
A Beautiful Home Song of the Old Pine Tree State
BENEATH THE PINES OF MAINE
Sung withPhenomenal Success By[image]
Julia Crosby
Words andMusic by Walter Rolfe 5 The George M. Khey Music Publishers 576 Washington St. Boston
2 Lovingly Inscribed to my Mother.
BENEATH THE PINES OF MAINE.
Words & Music by Walter Rolphe.Voice
Piano
Neath the wav - ing pines of Maine there stands a home – stead––––– by theOft in dreams there comes to me a hap - py vis – ion–––– of the
fire - side sits a moth - er old and gray–––––– there areold home as I left it years a – go –––––– Once a -
Copyright 1901 by Walter Rolfe. British Copyright Secured.
tear drops in her eyes and she is sigh – ing ––––– for the loved one who to night is far a -gain I press the lips of her who loved me–––– Once a - gain I tell loves sto-ry soft and
way–––––––– Tho’ ‘tis ma - ny years since last I saw the old home––– There’s alow–––––––– But with heart that’s filled with an-guish I a - wak – en––– And I
yearn-ing growing stronger day by day–––––– To be back a-gain with-in that hum-blecall her but a - las it is in vain–––––– For the rob-in’s now their faithful watch are
cot – age––– Just to cheer her heart and kiss the tears a – way–––––keep – ing–––– O’er her grave be-neath the wav - ing pines of Maine––––––
Beneath the Pines of Maine. 3
4 REFRAIN.
Maine, dear old pine tree state, how oft my fond heart yearns––––
Once a-gain to stroll a-mid the wood and tan - gled ferns––––
In fan - cy I can hear the song birds sweet re - frain, And
mel - o-dies of home sweet home A - mong the pines of Maine. –––––