When You and I Were Young, Maggie
First recording and first release by Miss Morgan & Mr. Stanley (March 29, 1905 / September 1905)
- Music written by
- James Austin Butterfield
- Lyrics written by
- George Washington Johnson
- Language
- English
- Comments
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In 1864, George Washington Johnson of Hamilton, Canada published the lyrics to this song. In 1866 James Butterfield set the poem to music.
Flatt & Scruggs recorded an instrumental song called "Maggie Blues" that they registered as their own, but the tune is almost identical to the tune of "When You and I Were Young, Maggie"
I wandered today to the hills Maggie
To watch the scene below
The creek and the creaking old mill Maggie
Where we used to long long ago - Licensing
- Request a synchronization license