Precious memories, how they linger How they ever flood my soul In the stillness of the midnight Precious, sacred scenes unfold. Precious father, loving mother Fly across the lonely years And old home scenes of my childhood In fond memory appear. In the stillness of the midnight Echoes from the past I hear Old-time singing, gladness bringing From that lovely land somewhere. As I travel on life's pathway Know not what the years may hold As I ponder, hope grows fonder Precious memories flood my soul.

I'm climbing (I'm climbing) Higher mountains (higher mountains) Trying to get home (trying to get home) I'm climbing (I'm climbing) Higher mountains (higher mountains) Trying to get home (trying to get home) I'm climbing (climbing) Higher mountains (climbing) Lord, I'm climbing (climbing) Everyday (climbing) Oh, I'm climbing (I'm climbing) Higher mountains (higher mountains) Trying to get home, yeah (trying to get home) My road has been a little rocky on my way home, yes it has (trying to get home) My road has been a little rocky on my way home (trying to get home) Oh, my road (climbing) Has been a little rocky (climbing) Going on up (climbing) Going on up a mountain (climbing) I tell you my road (I'm climbing) Has been a little rocky (higher mountains) On my way home, Lord (trying to get home) I'm going up the rough side of the mountain on my way home, meet my Jesus (trying to get home) I'm going up the rough side of the mountain on my way home, oh yeah (trying to get home) I'm going (climbing) Up the rough side of the mountain (climbing) Oh, Jesus (climbing) On my way (climbing) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (higher, higher) Climbing (higher, higher) Higher (higher, higher) Higher, Lord (higher, higher) Higher (higher, higher) Going on higher, Lord (higher, higher) To me, please (higher, higher) Higher and higher (higher, higher) Higher (higher, higher) Oh, high, Lord (higher, higher) Higher (higher, higher) Higher, Lord (higher, higher) Higher (higher, higher) Higher (higher, higher) Yeah, higher (higher, higher) Higher (higher, higher) Oh, Lord, higher (higher, higher) Oh, higher (higher, higher) I'm climbing (I'm climbing) Higher mountains (higher mountains) Trying to get home, Lord (trying to get home) Home, oh

She came without a farthing A babe without a name So much ado about nothing Is what she'd try to say So much ado, my lover So many games we played Through every fleeted Summer Through every precious day All dead, all dead All the dreams we had And I wonder why I still live on All dead, all dead And alone, I'm spared My sweeter half instead All dead and gone All dead All dead, all dead At the rainbow's end And still, I hear her own sweet song All dead, all dead Take me back again You know my little friend's All dead and gone Her ways are always with me I wander all the while But, please, you must forgive me I am old but still a child All dead, all dead But I should not grieve In time it comes to everyone All dead, all dead But in hope, I breathe Of course, I don't believe You're dead and gone All dead and gone