Here am I, broken hearted, and lonely
With a pain worse than I've ever known
And I can't bear to think of bein' without her
As in days when I wandered alone
She was my inspiration and lover
We shared all the laughter and tears
And I never again will find true love
Should I live for a hundred more years
Her hair had the sheen of red roses
And her skin was as white as the snow
Her eyes were as green as the shamrock
That around Erin's Island those grow
Her nature was gentle and charmin'
And her smile was beguilin' and shy
All others did heil at her beauty
Whenever she passed them by
From the first time I spied this there lassie
I knew she was meant to be mine
One look in her eyes and I'd fallen
She had stolen my heart for all time
Our love, it was sweeter than honey
And warm as some tropical breeze
As soft as the due in the mornin'
And as wild as the waves of the sea
I thought we had more years together
But yet, it was not meant to be
And I can't understand, and I wonder
Had the wisdom then took her from me?
And now I will go on some journey
But no matter where I chance to roam
I will never forget that cold mornin'
When the Gods called my sweet angel home
And the sun it still rises each mornin'
And the nightingale sweetly still sings
And the flowers they still bloom in the meadow
But no joy to me do they bring
