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[ar: The Carter Family] |
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[ti: Forsaken Love] |
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[al: The Carter Family, Vol. 1] |
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[id: azwicpso] |
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[length: 03:12] |
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They stood in the moonlight nearby the gate |
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Goodbye, my darling, I know you'll wait |
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She ceased her weeping and smiled through tears |
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Saying, I've been true, love, through these long years |
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For on tomorrow at the break of day |
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He was to journey far far away |
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He held her closer, his promised bride |
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And to her questions these words replied |
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I've loved you always, yes, I've been true |
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My heart shall never be, love, but for you |
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Oh, darling, believe me, far over the sea |
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Through life or death, so faithful I'll be |
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One year passed by, he's coming home |
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His pilgrimage over, no longer to roam |
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And smiling, he thinks of her shining eye |
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Shining with welcome, a glad surprise |
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A dainty letter he takes from his breast |
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To which his extended lips were pressed |
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And reading once more by the warming light |
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The words he had spoken to her that night |
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I've loved you always, yes, I've been true |
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My heart shall never be, love, but for you |
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Oh, darling, believe me, far over the sea |
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Through life or death, so faithful I'll be |
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Once more he seeks the old garden gate |
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But he arrives, alas, alas, it's too late |
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The wedding is over, the knot is tied |
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He finds his darling another's bride |
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And later they found him there on the grass |
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A pistol nearby, still holding fast |
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A crop of letters that explained the deed |
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And in the pale moonlight these words did read |
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I've loved you always, yes, I've been true |
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My heart shall never be, love, but for you |
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Oh, darling, believe me, far over the sea |
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Through life or death, so faithful I'll be |
