Will you still love me when im old lyrics

Key:  E

Singer:  Smiley Bates

​Posted by:  outportoutlaw

Key:  G

Group:  The Dorymen

Singer:  John Drake

​Posted by:  outportoutlaw

Key:  Db

Singer:  Jeanie  ?

Posted by: singingjeanie

​Beautifully done.

Key:  Eb

Singer:  Mike ?

Posted by:  mike1409040

Including full lyrics:

​Key:  F

Group:  Simani

Singer:  Bud Davidge

Posted by:  Venomousnewfie

Key:  F

Group:  Simani

Singer:  Bud Davidge

​Posted by:  oldirishladdie

Same music as previous video;  included for its three photographs.

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Key:  D

Group:  The Wild Cards

​Singer:  ?

Posted by:  cockandbullbar's
                   channel

Key:  G   from  time 0 to 2:55         
         Ab  from  2:55 to end.

Group:  Foster & Allen

Posted by:  IrishMusicCountry

Key:  A 

Group:  Foster & Allen  

​Posted by:  RTERadio1

​The video cuts out just before the end of the song.

Key:  F

Singer:  Catriona O'Donovan

Accordionists:  Mickey Buckley

​Posted by:  Catriona O'Donovan

Key:  E  from time 0 to 2:06
          F  from   to 2:06 to end.

Singer:  Judy Brazil

Posted by:  NLTreasure

Key:  Db from time 0 to 2:56
         D   from 2:57 to END

Singer:  Connie Fleming

Posted by:  Connie Fleming
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Key:  C  from time 0 to 1:55
         D  from 1:55 to END

Singer:  Dick Nolan

Posted by:  norma gale

Key:   F

Singer:  Larry Webb

​Posted by:  Holly Smeltzer

Key:   Ab from 0 to 2:50
           A from 2:50 to END

Singer:  Johnny Mullen

​Posted by:  John Mullen

Key:  E  from time 0 to 2:55
          F from 2:55   to end.

Singer:  Shaun Loughrey

​Posted by:  Steve Bloor Media

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​Lyrics:

Verse 1

​Chorus

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Verse 2

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​Verse 3

Foster & Allen song,  with chords in key of  G
                                                   and key of  C  for guitar accompaniment.

         G                                                           C
         C                                                            F   
​Two  lov-ers  they  were  walk-ing  hand  in  hand

          D                                                    G
​          G                                                    C   
The  maid-en  wore  a  shin-y wed-ding band

          G                                                                   C
​          C                                                                   F   
She  said  my  love  you've  won  my  heart  and  soul

         D                                                              G
​         G                                                              C   
So  prom-ise  that  you'll  love  me  when  I'm  old.

         G                                                      C
         C                                                       F   
Dar-ling  say  you'll  love  me  when  I'm  old

​         G                                                             C
​         C                                                              F   
And  say  you'll  nev-er  trade  our  love  for  gold

        D                                                       G
​        G                                                       C   
Dar-ling  say  you'll  love  me  when  I'm  old.

He kissed her lips and touched her golden hair
And looked upon her face so young and fair
He held her gently to his loving heart
Saying only God alone can make us part.
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They lived for many years as man and wife
With seven kids to grace their happy life
Sometimes the clouds were dark and nights were cold
Somehow their love grew strong as they grew old.
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Background Links:

I'm not sure who wrote the lyrics above, or the original melody, though it is likely that Smiley Bayes wrote #1 and Bud Davidge #2. The following youTube comments fail to clarify the confusion.

According to Craig Payne (in a 2015 comment below the Catriona O'Donovan youTube video), this song "was written by Pat Casey and was first recorded by The Coasters of Burgeo, NL. a few years after, Bud Davidge and Sim Savory of the Fortune Bay band SIMANI recorded It for the Fortune Bay Musicians album, and later added it to a revised version of their Music And Friends album, released in 1999. "

According to gdgest (in a 2014 comment below the Judy Brazil youTube video), this song is a "variant of an original Newfoundland song written by Pat Casey of Torbay."

According to Steven Doyle (in a 2011 comment below the Foster & Allen youTube video), this song "was written by the lead singer of a band called Simani from Newfoundland.  The song was then passed via a friend to John Hogan who was the first to record it."