Cat. #0249 (MFH #472) - As sung by Mrs. Gladys McChristain, Huntsville, Arkansas on October 1, 1958
VERSE 1
I once had a sweetheart but now I have none
Since he's gone and left me, I care not for none
Since he's gone and left me, no tongue can tell
But he is my sweetheart an' I love him well
CHORUS:
Green grow th lilacs all sparkling with dew
I am so lonely since parting with you
But I hope our next meeting your love will prove true
An' change th pretty lilacs for th red, white and blue
VERSE 2
I wrote him a letter with roses entwined
He wrote me an answer all bound up in twine
Saying, keep your love letters and I will keep mine
You write to your sweetheart an' I'll write to mine
VERSE 3
I often have wondered why women like men
And I often have wondered why men like them
For by my own experiunce I very well know
That men are deceitful wherever they go