Foster's Melodies No. 51. 
"Virginia Belle" 
(1860)
Song Written and Composed by Stephen Collins Foster, 1826-1864

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1. Fairer than the golden morning, Gentle as the tongue can tell, Was our little laughing darling, Sweet Virginia Belle. 
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Bright Virginia Belle! Our dear Virginia Belle! She bereft us When she left us. Sweet Virginia Belle! 

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2. How we used to roam together O'er the mountain, through the dell, In the smiles of spring time weather, -- Sweet Virginia Belle! 
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3. She was lythe as any fairy, Winning hearts with fairy spell, Tripping with a footstep airy, -- Sweet Virginia Belle! 
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4. While her life was in its morning Came a sad and solemn knell, She was taken without warning, -- Sweet Virginia Belle!
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The MIDI file of "Virginia Belle" by Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864) is used by permission of Benjamin Robert Tubb from his website at Public Domain Music http://www.pdmusic.org.