I had myself a true love A true love who was something to see I had myself a true love At least that´s what I kept on telling me The first thing in the morning
I still try to think of a way to be with him Some part of the evening And that´s the way I live through the day I had myself a true love, but now he´s gone And left me for good The lord knows I don´t hear those back yard Whispers going round the neighborhood There maybe a lot of things I miss A lot of things I don´t know But I do know this, now I ain´t got no love
And once upon a time I had a true love In the evening, in the doorway While I stand there and wait for his coming With the house swept and the clothes hung And a pot on the stove where I had meal Where is he while I waste the rising newel? Where is he? why´d he gone so soon?
Now there ain´t no way that it used to be, what now? And everybody keeps telling me There are may be a lot of things I miss A lot of things I don´t know But I do know this now... I ain´t got no love And once upon a time I had a true love