Wildwood Flower

Oh, I'll twine with my mingles and waving black hair
 With the roses so red and the lilies so fair
 And the myrtles so bright with the emerald dew
 The pale and the leader and eyes look like blue
 I will dance, I will sing, and my laugh shall be gay
 I will charm every heart in her crown, I will sway
 When I woke from my dreaming, my idols were clay
 All portions of love had all blown away
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 Oh, she taught me to love her and promised to love
 And to cherish me over all others above
 How my heart is now wonderin', no misery can tell
 She left me no warning, no words of farewell
 Yes, she taught me to love her and call me her flower
 That was blooming to cheer her through life's dreary hour
 Oh, I long to see her and regret the dark hour
 She's gone and neglected her pale Wildwood flower