The Mountain Cottage
Air: The Maid of Monterey 
Put's Golden Songster:
containing the largest and most popular collection of California songs ever published
by John A Stone
San Francisco : D.E. Appleton & Co., 1858
- One pleasant summer evening, 'twas in the month of May,
The flowers they were blooming, delightfully and gay.
The pick and shovel silent lay, the day's work being o'er;
A happy group assembled 'round the mountain cottage door.
The pick and shovel silent lay, the day's work being o'er;
A happy group assembled 'round the mountain cottage door.
- A green old oak, with branches wide, hangs o'er the little ranch;
The birds are skipping to and fro with joy from branch to branch;
A lovely wife, in silver tones, is singing "roam no more,"
And all is joy and comfort 'round the mountain cottage door.
A lovely wife, in silver tones, &c.
- The old Sierras, fair to view, capped with eternal snow
The rich and pleasant valleys lay fresh and green below
A lovely child, with rosy cheeks, is playing on the floor,
And all is joy and happiness 'round the mountain cottage door.
A lovely child, with rosy cheeks, &c.
- The summer's sun, when peeping through the lattice in the morn,
Beholds a smiling countenance, the cottage to adorn;
The towering pines' majestic forms defy the winds that roar;
While gentle glides the brook beside the mountain cottage door.
The towering pines' majestic forms, &c.
- 'Tis high up in the mountain, a lovely spot indeed;
The window blinds are open; ye single men, take heed
No earthly joys can be compared, with heart arid heart in store;
'Tis wealth and happiness around a mountain cottage door.
No earthly joys can be compared, &c.
Score from the Library Of Congress
MIDI file of "Maid of Montgerey" from Worldcat.org.