Here's a more complete version than the one in The Digital Tradition; also note the title.

James J. Fuld, in "The Book of World-Famous Music," 4th edition, says this song was copyrighted in 1869, but the oldest version at The Library of Congress American Memory Collection web site is from 1875.

SWEET GENEVIEVE
Words, George Cooper. Music, Henry Tucker.

1. O! Genevieve, I'd give the world
To live again the lovely past;
The rose of youth was dew-impearled
But now it withers in the blast.
I see thy face in ev'ry dream,
My waking thoughts are full of thee
Thy glance is in the starry beam
That falls along the summer sea.

CHORUS: O! Genevieve, sweet Genevieve,
The days may come, the days may go;
But still the hands of mem'ry weave
The blissful dreams of long ago

2. Fair Genevieve, my early love,
The years but make thee dearer far.
My heart shall never, never rove
Thou art my only guiding star.
For me the past has no regret
Whate'er the yeas may bring to me
I bless the hour when first we met,
The hour that gave me love and thee.