Maggie Foster and Allen Cover

When You and I Were Young, Maggie is a famous folk song, popular song and standard. Its lyrics were written as a poem by the Canadian school teacher George Washington Johnson. Margaret "Maggie" Clark was his pupil. They fell in love and during a period of illness, George walked to a nearby hill, overlooking a mill, and composed the poem. The general tone is perhaps one of melancholy and consolation over lost youth rather than mere sentimentality or a fear of ageing. It was published in 1864 in a collection of his poems entitled Maple Leaves. They were married in 1864 but Maggie's health deteriorated and she died on May 12, 1865. James Butterfield set the poem to music and it became popular all over the world. George Washington Johnson died in 1917.

The song was first recorded by Corinne Morgan and Frank C. Stanley in 1905 and has been recorded since by many famous artists including opera tenors John McCormack, Jan Peerce and Enrico Caruso, early country singer Fiddlin' John Carson, bluegrass musicians Stanley Brothers, Reno and Smiley, Mac Wiseman, David Grisman and James Alan Shelton, crooners Perry Como and Gene Autry and popular singers such as Henry Burr. Instrumental recordings of Butterfield's melody are also numerous, and date as far back as the 1930s. Notable recordings include those of jazzmen Benny Goodman, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson and Sidney Bechet and ragtime pianist Johnny Maddox. The song is also considered as a standard of dixieland. In 1983 Irish duo Foster & Allen reached number 27 in the UK singles chart with their version. This led many people to think it was an Irish song. It was also recorded by De Dannan on the album "Star-Spangled Molly", and by James Galway and The Chieftains on "In Ireland".

thank you for watching here are the lyrics

I wandered today to the hill, Maggie,
To watch the scene below -
The creek and the creaking old mill, Maggie,
As we used to, long ago.
The green grove is gone from the hill, Maggie,
Where first the daisies sprung;
The creaking old mill is still, Maggie,
Since you and I were young.

Chorus:
And now we are agèd and grey, Maggie,
And the trials of life nearly done,
Let us sing of the days that are gone, Maggie,
When you and I were young.

They say that I'm feeble with age, Maggie,
My steps are less sprightly than then,
My face is a well-written page, Maggie,
And time alone was the pen.
They say we are agèd and grey, Maggie,
As sprays by the white breakers flung,
But to me you're as fair as you were, Maggie,
When you and I were young.

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[Meninacristina]

OMG you're BRILLIANT

[4846steven]

@Meninacristina thank you so much

[carmenpotter34]

My grandmother loved Foster and Allen's version,but how I wish she had lived to hear You!Thank You,fabulous Steven,keep singing.

[4846steven]

@carmenpotter34 thank you so much for your comment my grandfather gave this music to me. we learn so much from them and they will always be there in our hearts

[elvis69rules]

Man you really got talent ! it even sounds better then the original.

[4846steven]

@elvis69rules thank you elvis appreciate it

[mbhhutchison]

this is for my sister love you x

[Stiloutfishin]

Your voice and your playing are nothing less than great,G-d bless you what talent.

love this song. I once heard Tom Rush perform this song ,your as good as him.

[Stiloutfishin]

Your voice and your playing are nothing less than great,G-d bless you what talent.

love this song.

[carmenpotter34]

@EMMK8 god bless

[4846steven]

@EMMK8 thank you so much i am sorry to hear about your grandmother passing i hope you enjoy playing this am sure she would be proud of you