1
Once I had a sweetheart, now I have none,
Gone and she’s left me to weep and to mourn
Gone and she’s left me, another to see
But I’ll soon find another that’s better than she.
chorus
Green grow the laurels, soft blows the dew
Sorry was I love at parting from you
Sorry was I love at parting from you
But I’ll turn the green laurel to violets of blue.
2
I passed by her window both early and late
The looks that she gave me were all filled with hate
The looks that she gave me thousands would kill
So she hates and detests me, I love that girl still. chorus
3
I wrote her letter all red rosie lines
The answer she wrote me was all twisted and twined
Keep your love letters And I’ll keep to mine
You write to your love, And I’ll write to mine
Oft-times I wonder
Young girls are deceitful wherever they go.

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