I'm thinking tonight Of the o-old rustic bridge That bends o'er a murmuri-ing stream It was there Maggie dear With our hearts full of cheer We strayed 'neath the moo-oon's gentle beam 'Twas there I first met you The light in your eyes Awoke in my heart a sweet thrill Though now far away Still my thoughts fondly stray To the old rustic bri-idge by the mill Beneath it a stream gently rippled Around it the bir-irds loved to trill Though now far away Still my thoughts fondly stray To the old rustic bri-idge by the mill Instrumental I keep in my memory Our love of the past With me it's as bright as of old For deep in my heart It was plan-ted to last In absence it ne-ever grows cold I think of you darlin' When lonely at night And when all is pea-eaceful and still My heart wanders back In a dream of delight To the old rustic bri-idge by the mill Beneath it a stream gently rippled Around it the bir-irds loved to trill Though now far away Still my thoughts fondly stray To the old rustic bri-idge by the mill To the old rustic bri-idge by the mill