Forsaken Love

Forsaken Love - The Carter Family

They stood in the moonlight nearby the gate

Goodbye my darling I know you'll wait

She ceased weeping and smiled through tears

Saying I've been true love through these long years

For on tomorrow at the break of day

He was to journey far far away

He held her closer his promised bride

And to her questions these words replied

I've loved you always yes I've been true

My heart shall never be love but for you

Oh darling believe me far over the sea

Through life or death still faithful I'll be

One year passed by he's coming home

His pilgrimage over no longer to roam

And smiling he thinks of her shining eye

Shining with welcome a glad surprise

A dainty letter he takes from his breast

To which his extended lips were pressed

And reading once more by the warming light

The words he had spoken to her that night

I've loved you always yes I've been true

My heart shall never be love but for you

Oh darling believe me far over the sea

Through life or death still faithful I'll be

Once more he seeks the old garden gate

But he arrives alas alas it's too late

The wedding is over the knot is tied

He finds his darling another's bride

And later they found him there on the grass

A pistol nearby still holding fast

A crop of letters that explained the deed

And in the pale moonlight these words did read

I've loved you always yes I've been true

My heart shall never be love but for you

Oh darling believe me far over the sea

Through life or death still faithful I'll be