v.1
Oh, I'll twine with my mingled and waving black hair
With the roses so red and the lilies so fair
And the myrtle so bright with the emerald dew
The pale and the leader, and eyes look like blue

v.2
I will dance, I will sing, and my life shall be gay
I will charm every heart and in his crown I will sway
When I woke from my dreaming my idols were clay
All portion of love had all flown away

Instr. Brk.

v.3
Oh he taught me to love him and promised to love
And to cherish me over all others above
How my heart is now wondering, no misery can tell
He left me no warning, no word of farewell

v.4
Oh he taught me to love him and called me his flower
That was blooming to cheer him through life's dreary hour
Oh I long to see him, and regret the dark hour
He's gone and neglected his pale wildwood flower