Lyrics:
The lyrics of this song are not included here because they use in the first line a term for African-Americans that by today's standards is offensive and objectionable. A copy of the 1847 sheet music for the song giving the title as “Dearest Mae” is held in the United States Library of Congress collection “Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1820-1860” and a digitized version may be viewed online at loc.gov
