There once was a girl that I loved so well
She lived with her parents and sisters three.
My intentions were pure, my advances were tame,
But the heart of this young maid I struggled to gain.
And those black eyes have gone from me, oh the girl I loved so well!
I courted her long and I gazed in her eyes
But they always seemed to look down to the side.
Our love, she explained, it could never be,
For she'd given her hand to a sailor at sea.
And those black eyes have gone from me, oh the girl I loved so well!
The news came one morning her sailor at sea
Had married a lass in the Caribee.
Her heart it was broken and she flew away
And she swore she'd not stop while there's light in the day.
And those black eyes have gone from me, oh the girl I loved so well!
Her mother and sisters were all kind to me
But nothing could tear me from my grief.
Seeing them there did only awake
More feelings of loss that she'd left in her wake.
And those black eyes have gone from me, oh the girl I loved so well!
Next morning early I'll set out to start
To find this girl and to win her heart.
Though mountains are tall and the oceans have tides,
The tides may be strong and the rivers be wide...
But I'll find her, where she has gone. She's the girl I love...
And those black eyes have gone from me, She's the girl I love so well!
She's the girl I love so well.

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