Little Annie

The Lilly Brothers

Written by Stephen Foster

Key of C · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

C                             F
Once more Little Annie I must leave you
        C                      G7
We must part at the end of the lane
        C                  F
For you promised me Little Annie
         C                G7               C
You’d be waiting when the springtime comes again

Verse 2

         G7                        C
When the springtime comes o’er the mountains
                                      G7
And the wild flowers scatter o’er the plains
       C                       F
I will watch for the leaves to return to the trees
            G7                                C
And I’ll be waiting when the springtime comes again

Verse 3

                                F
When the sun shines down on the mountains
        C                            G7
And the wild sheep are wandering all alone
        C                      F
And the birds and the bees are humming
         C                     G7            C
Makes me think that springtime won’t be very long

Verse 4

         G7                      C
When the springtime comes on the mountains
                                      G7
And the wild flowers scatter o’er the plains
        C                       F
I shall watch for the leaves to return to the trees
            G7                                C
And I’ll be waiting when the springtime comes again

Verse 5

                                    F
Now that springtime has come Little Annie
     C                G7
I am on my way to the lane
        C                  F
For you promised me Little Annie
         C                G7               C
You’d be waiting when the springtime comes again

Verse 2

         G7                        C
When the springtime comes o’er the mountains
                                      G7
And the wild flowers scatter o’er the plains
       C                       F
I will watch for the leaves to return to the trees
            G7                                C
And I’ll be waiting when the springtime comes again