Lyr. Add: She Never Blamed Him, Never
Music by W. Apmadoc. 1877

1
She never blam'd him, never,
But received him when he came;
With a welcome kind as ever,
And she tried to look the same;
But vainly she dissembled,
For whenever she tried to smile,
A tear unbidden trembled
In her blue eye all the while,
A tear unbidden trembled
In her blue eye all the while.
2
b She knew that she was dying,
But she dreaded not her doom;
She never thought of sighing,
O'er her beauty's blighted bloom;
She knew her cheeks were alter'd,
And she knew her eyes were dim,
But her sweet voice only falter'd
When she thought of losing him,
But her sweet voice only falter'd
When she thought of losing him.
3
She sighed when he caress'd her,
For she knew that they must part;
She spoke not when he press'd her
To his young and panting heart;
The banners wav'd around her,
And she heard the bugle's sound,
They pass'd, and strangers found her,
Cold and lifeless, on the ground,
They pass'd, and strangers found her,
Cold and lifeless, on the ground.

Sheet music, Ballad for soprano or tenor, music by W. Apmadoc; 1877, John Church & Co., Cincinnati, and Root & Sons Music Co., Chicago.

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This piece was suggested as the source for Florella and Nellie Cropsy, although verses are not similar; thread 73380: Nellie Cropsy

Joe may wish to combine it with that thread.