GREEN GROW THE LILACS
(learned from a cowboy songbook in the 1960s)
Green grow the lilacs, all covered with dew
Once I had a sweetheart but now I've got none,
I passed by her window both early and late
I wrote my loved one with red rosy lines,
(repeat first verse)
(from miriam berg's folksong collection)
I'm lonely, my darling, since parting from you
But at our next meeting I hope to prove true,
And change the green lilacs to the red, white, and blue.
Since she has left me, I care for no one,
Since she's gone and left me, contented I must be,
For she loves another one better than me.
The look that she gave me, it made my heart ache,
The look that she gave me was painful to see,
For she loves another one better than me.
She sent me an answer all twisted with twines,
Sayin', Keep your love letters and I will keep mine,
Just you write to your love and I'll write to mine.