The Old Rustic Bridge

I'm thinking tonight Of the old rustic bridge That bends o'er the murmuring stream It was there Maggie dear With our hearts full of cheer We strayed 'neath the moons' gentle beam 'Twas there I first met you The light in your eyes Awoke in my heart, a sweet thrill Though now far away Still my thoughts fondly stray To the old rustic bridge by the mill Beneath it a stream gently rippled Around it the birds loved to trill Though now far away Still my thoughts fondly stray To the old rustic bridge by the mill I keep in my memory Our love of the past With me, it's as bright as of old For deep in my heart It was planted to last In absence, it never grows cold I think of you darlin' When lonely at night And when all is peaceful and still My heart wanders back In a dream of delight To the old rustic bridge by the mill Beneath it a stream gently rippled Around it the birds loved to trill Though now far away Still my thoughts fondly stray To the old rustic bridge by the mill