When The Bees Are In The Hive-Roy Harvey

[ti:When The Bees Are In The Hive] [ar:Roy Harvey/Posey Rorer/Bob Hoke] [al:Roy Harvey Vol. 1 (1926-1927)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]When The Bees Are In the Hive - Roy Harvey [00:13.41]By the old mill sits the miller's pretty daughter [00:18.69] [00:19.69]Her cheeks were like the first red rose of June [00:23.72] [00:25.33]By her sweet voice sounds like the rippling water [00:30.49] [00:31.27]As so tenderly she hums an old love tune [00:35.62] [00:37.61]But soon her song of joy was turned to sorrow [00:42.12] [00:43.79]For her sweetheart now has come to say goodbye [00:48.63] [00:49.66]She is thinking sadly over lonely morrow [00:54.75] [00:55.51]As he kisses her he murmers with a sigh [01:00.32] [01:01.38]When the bees are in the hive [01:03.87] [01:04.38]And the honey in the comb [01:06.89] [01:07.68]And the golden sunbeam bends to kiss the dew [01:11.76] [01:13.18]While the old mill [01:14.44]Wheel turns around I love you Mary [01:18.24] [01:19.40]When the bees are in the hive I'll come to you [01:23.34] [01:36.54]By the old mill sits the lonely maid repining [01:41.63] [01:42.71]And her face like the spring rose far away [01:46.33] [01:48.25]While she looked down in the silver waters shining [01:53.16] [01:54.47]And she sees her golden locks are dimmed with grey [01:58.47] [02:00.31]Long years she's waited there for his returning [02:05.18] [02:06.49]All in vain she's thinking he'll come back someday [02:11.26] [02:12.21]For the lamp of hope still in her heart is burning [02:17.22] [02:18.06]As the old mill wheel turns around it seems to say [02:22.55] [02:23.83]When the bees are in the hive [02:26.05] [02:26.76]And the honey in the comb [02:29.15] [02:29.86]And the golden sunbeam bends to kiss the dew [02:33.96] [02:35.43]While the old mill [02:36.68]Wheel turns around I love you Mary [02:40.17] [02:41.44]When the bees are in the hive I'll come to you