i'm sad and i'm lonely

i'm sad and i'm lonely

my heart it will break

for my sweetheart loves another

lord

i wish i was dead

young ladies

take a warnin'

take a warnin' from me

don't waste your affection on a young man so free

because he'll hug you and he'll kiss you and he'll tell you more lies

than the cross-ties on the railroad or the stars in the sky

my cheeks once were red like the red red rose

but now they are white as the lily that grows

i'll build me a cabin on the mountain so high

where the blackbird can't find me or hear my sad cry

i'm troubled

yes i'm troubled; i'm troubled in mind

if trouble don't kill me

i'll live a long time

i'm sad and i'm lonely

my heart it will break

for my sweetheart loves another

lord

i wish i was dead