Cat. #1008 (MFH #300) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on October 7, 1969
VERSE 1
I'll deck my brow with roses
My loved one will be there
Gem that he give me
I'll twine within my hair
An' all th one that knows me
They'll think my heart is light
Tho' my heart may break tomorrow
I'll be all smiles tonight
CHORUS:
I'll be all smiles tonight, love
I'll be all smiles tonight
Tho' my heart may break tomorrow
I'll be all smiles tonight
VERSE 2
An' when th room, he enter
With his bride upon his arm
I'll stand an' gaze upon her
As though she was a charm
An' when he smiles upon her
As he onced smiled on me
They'll not know, how I suffer
They'll find no change in me
VERSE 3
An' when th dance is over
An' all has gone to rest
I'll think of him, dear Mother
Th one that I love best
For he once did love me
But now he's cold an strange
He did not mean to hurt me
False friends have brought th change
VERSE 4
When th dance is started
O, how, I will rejoice
I'll sing th songs he's sung to me
With a flattering voice
An' when they gather 'round me
They think my heart is light
Tho' my heart may break tomorrow
I'll be all smiles tonight