Cat. #1107 (MFH #216) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on April 9, 1970
VERSE 1
Green grows th lilac that sparkles with dew
I'm lonely my darling, since parting from you
By th next mornin' I hope you prove true
An' change th green lilac for th red, white an' blue
VERSE 2
I once't had a sweetheart but now I have none
Since you've gone an' left me I care not for none
Since you left me, contented I'll be
For she loves another one better then me
VERSE 3
I passed by her window, early an' late
Th look that she gives me would make your heart break
The look that she give you was painful to see
For she loved another one, better, better then me
VERSE 4
I wrote my love a letter in red rosy line
She wrote me an answer all twisted an' twined
She says, keep your love letters an' I'll keep mine
You write to your sweetheart an' I'll write to mine