Good-Bye Dolly Gray - Harry Macdonough (1901)

"Good-Bye Dolly Gray"

Harry Macdonough

Victor A-655

1901

The Victor label is "pre-dog," which means it is so early that the company had not yet adopted Nipper for it's label.

This opens with a spoken announcement. The tenor later recorded this again, but that later version does not open with an announcement.

Lyrics by Will D. Cobb

Music by Paul Barnes

I have come to say goodbye, Dolly Gray.
It's no use to ask me why, Dolly Gray.
There's a murmur in the air--you can hear it everywhere.
It's the time to do and dare, Dolly Gray.

So if you hear the sound of feet, Dolly Gray,
Sounding through the village street, Dolly Gray--
It's the tramp of soldiers' true in their uniforms so blue.
I must say goodbye to you, Dolly Gray.

Goodbye, Dolly, I must leave you
though it breaks my heart to go.

Something tells me I am needed at the front to fight the foe.

See--the boys in blue are marching and I can no longer stay.
Hark! I hear the bugle calling.

Goodbye, Dolly Gray.