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Now I'm Sixty-Four (Now I'm 64)
See also: Maurice Hogan's Song
And also: When We Were Sweet Sixteen

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I ponder on those days gone by as we sat beside the rill,
And gazed upon the setting sun as it sank beneath the hill;
We gazed on it a moment now and the very sight it seemed,
That the sun it was no larger than when we were sweet sixteen.

How I long for those bright days to come again once more,
But come again they never will for now I'm sixty-four.

We went a little further on, it was up the hill we walked,
And sat down on that very stone where we oft' times sat and talked;
We talked about those days gone by so blissful and serene,
We talked about those days gone by when we were sweet sixteen.

How I long for those bright days to come again once more,
But come again they never will for now I'm sixty-four.

The little fish swims in the brook and he wanders down below,
He swims there still and he ever will as he did long years ago;
The little meadow by the brook is just as fresh and clean,
It's just as fresh now as it was when we were sweet sixteen.

How I long for those bright days to come again once more,
But come again they never will for now I'm sixty-four.

The past is past and she is gone, on earth we'll meet no more,
But we will meet in heaven above on that eternal shore;
And when we meet no more we'll part, in heaven we both shall reign,
No more to sigh for days gone by when we were sweet sixteen.

How I long for those bright days to come again once more,
But come again they never will for now I'm sixty-four.

####.... Author unknown. Original Newfoundland parlour song. Arranged by Figgy Duff (Figgy Duff, 1980). Also recorded by Ryan's Fancy (Brand New Songs ©1977, RCA Records; Sea People ©1979, Boot Records) ....####

GEST is of the opinion that Now I'm Sixty-Four and When We Were Sweet Sixteen are both derivatives of Maurice Hogan's Song.

See more songs by Ryan's Fancy.

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I [G] ponder on those days gone by as we sat [C] beside the [G] rill,
And gazed upon the [Em] setting [C] sun as it [G] sank [Am] beneath the [D] hill.
[G] We gazed on it a moment now and the very [C] sight it [G] seemed,
That the sun it was no [Em] larger [C] than when [G] we were [Am] sweet [G] sixteen.

Alternate Tabs

I [D] ponder [A] on those [Bm] days gone [G] by as [D] we sat [G] beside the [A] rill,
And [G] gazed [D] upon the [Bm] setting [G] sun as it [D] sank [E] beneath the [A] hill.
We [D] gazed on [A] it a [Bm] moment [G] now and the [D] very [G] sight it [A] seemed,
That the [D] sun it [D] was no [Bm] larger [G] than when [D] we were [A] sweet [G] sixteen.

[D] How I [A] long for those [Bm] bright [G] days to [D] come again [G] once [A] more,
But [D] come a- [G] gain they [Bm] never [G] will for [D] now I'm [A] sixty-four [G] four.

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