"THE LIGHTS O' LONDON."

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 43, 29 March 1884, Page 5

"THE LIGHTS O' LONDON."

THE following is the ballad from the *• Lights o1o 1 London." Its pathetic beauty makes it worthy of prominence:— The way was long and weavy, But gallantly they strode, A country lad and lassie, Along the weary road ; The night was dark and stormy, But blithe of heart were they, For shining in the distance, The lights of London lay. Oh ! gleaming lights of London, That gem the cities crown ; What fortunes lie within you, Oh ! Lights of London Town ! The years passed on, and found them Within the mighty fold ; The years had brought them troublo, But brought them Ji*tle gold ; There from their garret window On long, still summer nights, They'd seek the far-off country Beyond the London Lights. Oh ! mocking Lamps of London, What weary eyes look down And mourn the day they saw you, Oh! Lights of London Town! With faces worn and weary, That told of sorrows' load, One night a man and woman Crept down a coxintry road ; They sought their native village Heart-broken from the fray, Yet smiling still behind them, The Lights of London lay. Oh ! cruel Lamps of London, If tears your lights could drown, Your victim's eyes would weep them, Oh ! Lights of London Town !