Long long ago has my true love has gone now, Long long ago has he left me alone, And longer still I'll be waiting apon him, My eyes they are dried now, my heart it is a stone.
Well I remember the day that he left With the fine clothes he dawned and the hat on his head Kindly he caressed me then he turned and he left me And well I remember the words that he said.
(Chorus:) Long, long ago.
I'll come again when the nights they are dreary And the days they are short and the wind it is cold Where is he now is the thought that torments me Who is it now that he comforts and beholds?
Oh come back again oh come back to your true love, 'Tis the dream that I have that you'll walk by my side. We'll wander the valleys so lovely and green. But my heart it is broken and surely I must die.
(Chorus)
And when I am dead and the tall grass grows over me Be it white with the frost, be it damp with the dew, Little I will care and small will be my sorrow When I close my eyes and I dream no more of you.