Old
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Publication Information
Published in Majors and Minors (1895)
Performed by Herbert Woodward Martin
Musical Settings
Gary Bachlund, Old (medium voice and piano) (January 2010)
Recommended Citation
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, "Old" (1895). Dunbar Music Archive. 145.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/dunbar/145
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I have seen peoples come and go
Alike the Ocean's ebb and flow;
I have seen kingdoms rise and fall
Like springtime shadows on a wall.
I have seen houses rendered great
That grew from life's debased estate,
And all, all, all is change I see,
So, dearest God, take me, take me.