“Tell me the tales that to me were so dear,
Long, long ago, long, long ago.”
Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839) English poet, songwriter, dramatist, and writer
Long, long ago, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“So here is my story, may it bring
Some smiles and a tear or so,
It happened once upon a time,
Far away, and long ago,
Outside the night wind keens and wails,
Come listen to me, the Teller of Tales!”
— Brian Jacques, book Lord Brocktree
Source: Lord Brocktree
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G M Adishesh, his friend
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“A long long time ago
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile”
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Context: A long long time ago
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while.
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The Day the Music Died.