I once had a sweetheart but now I have none
Since she's gone and left me I care not for one
Since she's gone and left me contented I'll be
For she loves another one better than me
Green grow the laurel all sparkling with dew
I'm lonely, my darling, since parting with you
But by the next meeting I hope to prove true
And change the green laurel to the Red, White and Blue
I pa**ed my love's window, both early and late
The look that she gave me would make your heart ache
Oh, the look that she gave me was painful to see
For she loves another one better than me
I wrote my love letters in red rosy lines
She wrote me an answer all twisted and twined
Saying, "Keep your love letters and I will keep mine
Just you write to your love and I'll write to mine"
Green grow the laurel all sparkling with dew
I'm lonely, my darling, since parting with you
But by the next meeting I hope to prove true
And change the green laurel to the Red, White and Blue