"Wildwood Flower" lyrics

Oh, I'll twine 'mid the ringlets
My raven black hair
The lilies so pale
And the roses so fair
The myrtle so bright
With an emerald hue
Pale aronatus
With eyes of bright blue

I'll sing, and I'll dance
My laugh shall be gay
I'll cease this wild weeping
Drive sorrow away
Tho' my heart is now breaking
He never shall know
That his name made me tremble
My pale cheeks to glow

He told me he loved me
And promis'd to love
Through ill and misfortune
All others above
Another has won him
Ah, misery to tell
He left me in silence
No word of farewell

He taught me to love him
He call'd me his flower
That blossom'd for him
All the brighter each hour
But I woke from my dreaming
My idol was clay
My visions of love
Have all faded away