Forsaken Love

[Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus]