Hard Times Come Again No More

Hard Times Come Again No More is a song written by American songwriter Stephen Foster in 1854.

The Longest Johns first performed this song in the monthly stream "All Aboard the Stream Locomotive" June 2nd 2021.

The music video was released on October 20th, 2021. This song is the first track on their 2022 album Smoke & Oakum.

Lyrics
Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears While we all sup sorrow with the poor There's a song that will linger forever in our ears Oh, hard times, come again no more
 * {Chorus}
 * Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
 * Hard times, hard times, come again no more
 * Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
 * Oh, hard times, come again no more

While we seek mirth and beauty and music, light and gay There are frail forms fainting at the door Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say Oh, hard times, come again no more
 * {Chorus}

There's a pale weeping maiden who toils her life away, With a worn heart whose better days are o'er: Though her voice would be merry, 'tis sighing all the day, Oh hard times come again no more.
 * {Chorus x3}

Oh, hard times, come again no more Oh, hard times, come again no more