Aura Lea

From "The Union" by Columbia Masterworks

When the blackbird in the spring, on the willow tree,
Sat and rocked, I heard him sing, singing Aura Lea
Aura Lea, Aura Lea, maid of golden hair;
Sunshine came along with thee, and swallows in the air.

Aura Lea, Aura Lea, maid of golden hair;
Sunshine came along with thee, and swallows in the air.

When the mistletoe was green, midst the winter's snows.
Sunshine in thy face was seen, kissing lips of rose.
Aura Lea, Aura Lea, take my golden ring;
Love and light return with thee, and swallows with the spring.

Aura Lea, Aura Lea, maid of golden hair;
Sunshine came along with thee, and swallows in the air.

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[bernypoulton]

Thank you for uploading this gentle and enchanting version of Aura Lea. It's a shame that when the lyrics were changed and the song was renamed Love Me Tender, that credit wasn't given to George R Poulton the original melody maker. Curiously, the songwritng credits were given to Elvis Presley and Vera Matson. It was Vera's husband Ken Darby who changed the lyrics and when asked why he had put his wife down as co-songwriter with Elvis, he replied: 'Because she didn't write it either.'