[Verse 1]
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 re as white as the lily that grows
[Verse 2]
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
[Outro]
I m troubled, I m troubled, I m troubled in mind
If trouble don t kill me, I ll live a long time
