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Thread #37722   Message #528812
Posted By: Charley Noble
15-Aug-01 - 05:17 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Fare thee well Bill Bonyun (1911-2001)
Subject: RE: OBIT: Fare thee well Bill Bonyun
Art mentioned one of Bill and Gene's favorite songs. Here's another that I'm sure we'll sing at the memorial:

THE WELCOME SONG
(From the singing of Bill & Gene Bonyun who got the song from Dahlov Ipcar who learned it from her friend Wendy Holt in the 1940's. Traditional Wedding Song)

Chorus:

Come in the evening and come in the morning,
Come when you're looked for or come without warning;
Kisses and welcome will be here before you,
And the oftener you come, dear, the more I'll adore you.

Oh, happy was the day when first that I met you,
May your absence be long, I will n'er forget you;
Mellow is my heart since you said that you love me,
May the light from your eyes never fade from above me.
(CHO)