Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Renee Fleming
Canonical path: /renee-fleming/hard-times-come-again-no-more
Related lyric paths: 6
Lyric guide
Hard Times Come Again No More
Read Hard Times Come Again No More lyrics by Renee Fleming on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
Hard Times Come Again No More
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
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.
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.
There's a pale drooping 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.
Tis a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave,
Tis a wail that is heard upon the shore
Tis a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave
Oh hard times come again no more.
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Hard Times Come Again No More"?
Renee Fleming performs "Hard Times Come Again No More", and this lyric page sits inside the Renee Fleming catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Hard Times Come Again No More"?
Yes. The related section below points to Answer Me (My Love) and Casta Diva with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Renee Fleming?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Renee Fleming's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on Hard Times Come Again No More yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.