They have gone home

All of the friends that I've loved yesterday
Gone home, they have gone home
Gone home, they have gone home
The song-birds that sing in the dells seem to say
Gone home, they have gone home
Gone home, they have gone home


        They have joined the heavenly fold
        They're walking the streets of pure gold
        They have left one by one, as their work here was done
        Gone home, they have gone home
        Gone home, they have gone home


Life here is lonely since they've gone before
Gone home, they have gone home
Gone home, they have gonehome
The old weeping willow that stands by the door
Sadly sighs, they have gone home
Gone home, they have gone home


        * Refrain