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126. When I Bid This World Good-by

Text Information
First Line: There's a lovely country where saints shall ne'er grow old
Title: When I Bid This World Good-by
Author: J. P.
Refrain First Line: I'll bid this world good-by
Language: English
Publication Date: 1949
Copyright: Copyright, 1948, by the Tenn. Music and Printing Co., in "Peaks of Paradise"
Tune Information
Name: [There's a lovely country where saints shall ne'er grow old]
Composer: Joe Parks
Copyright: Copyright, 1948, by the Tenn. Music and Printing Co., in "Peaks of Paradise"



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