Brown Eyes 1. Just a year ago today, When my brown eyes went away, Up in heaven I long to be, Where a brown-eyed angel waits for me. Chorus: Those brown eyes I loved so well. Those brown eyes I long to see. How I long for those brown eyes. Strangers they have grown to be. 2. One evening when the sun was low, My brown eyes whispered, “I must go.” Not one second would she wait, She kissed my cheek and left my gate. [Chorus:] 3. One night I passed her on the street, I bowed my head 'cause I could not speak, Another man was at her side, Soon I thought she'd be his bride. [Chorus] 4. ‘Twas just a year ago today, They laid my own brown eyes away. Six long years for me she cried. It was her brother by her side. [Chorus:] Although Woody Guthrie recorded it in the 1940’s and various artists copyrighted their versions since then, this tune has been around since well before then and since, in many versions. This version is the tune Guthrie recorded, with an extra two verses that fill out the story.