Close By

BILL MONROE, ROBERT MATTHEW VAN WINKLE

You've gone so far away, my darling
Each time I think of you I cry
I press your picture to my bosom
Then I feel that you're close by

Years have passed you've not returned dear
Now they say that you have died
But your soul will live forever
Now I know you'll be close by

I saw you last while you were leaving
The tears from you I tried to hide
You took me in your arms and said dear
Your memory I keep close by

They buried you in a lonely graveyard
And a spot they left beside
There I'll sleep 'till Jesus calls us
So that we can be close by

Trivia about the song Close By by Bill Monroe

On which albums was the song “Close By” released by Bill Monroe?
Bill Monroe released the song on the albums “Bill Monroe Sings Country Songs (With The Blue Grass Boys)” in 1964, “The Best of Bill Monroe” in 1975, “Live Recordings 1956 -1969 (Off The Record Volume 1)” in 1993, “All Time Greatest Hits” in 2011, and “The Invention of Bluegrass : Bill Monroe” in 2014.
Who composed the song “Close By” by Bill Monroe?
The song “Close By” by Bill Monroe was composed by BILL MONROE, ROBERT MATTHEW VAN WINKLE.

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