One, two, three, four
I am sad and I am lonely
My heart it will break
My sweetheart loves another
Lord I wish I was dead
My cheeks were once red
As the bloom on a rose
But now they're as white
As the lily that grows
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 crossed eyes on the railroad
Or the stars in the sky
I'm troubled, I' m troubled
I'm troubled in mind
If trouble don't kill me
I'll live a long time
