sad and lonely

i'm sad and i'm lonely

my heart it will break

my sweetheart loves another

lord

i wish i was dead!

my cheeks once were red as the bloom on the rose

but now they are whiter than the lily that grows

young ladies

take a warning

take a warning from me

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

he'll hug you

he'll kiss you

he'll tell you more lies

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

i'm troubled

i'm troubled

i'm troubled in mind

if trouble don't kill me

i'll live a long time