Come, sit by my side little darlin' Come gaze in my eyes for a time Promise me that you will never be Nobody's darlin' but mine You're as sweet as the flowers of springtime You're as pure as the dew from the rose And I'd rather be somebody's darlin' Than a poor boy that nobody knows Be nobody's darlin' but mine Love be honest, be faithful, be kind Promise me that you will never be Nobody's darlin' but mine My mother is dead and in heaven My daddy is gone there I know Sister has gone to be with them Where I'll go nobody knows Goodbye, goodbye little darlin' I'm leaving this old world behind Promise me that you will never be Nobody's darlin' but mine Be nobody's darlin' but mine Love be honest, be faithful, be kind Promise me that you will never be Nobody's darlin' but mine Promise me that you will never be Nobody's darlin' but mine