The Lover's Ghost- Gallahue (NL) 1929 Karpeles MS; Bronson No. 4
[This single concluding stanza was taken from Karpeles MS. It represents one of three collected versions by Karpeles in Newfoundland. Another version, a compilation, was published in Fifteen Songs from Newfoundland with a piano score.
R. Matteson 2013]
The Lover's Ghost- Miss Mary Gallahue (Scotch Cove, Newfoundland) Sept. 22, 1929 Karpeles MS
O when will I see you again, my love,
O when will I see you again?
When the little fishes fly and the seas they run dry
And the hard rocks they melt in the sun.