Well I used to have a sweetheart
But now I've got none
Since she's gone and left me
I care not for one
Since she's gone and left me
Contended I'll be
For she loves another
One better than me
Green grow the lilacs
All sparklin' with you
I'm lonely my darling
Since partin' with you
And by the next meeting
I hope to prove true
And change the green lilacs
To the red white and blue
I wrote my love a letter
In rosy red lines
She sent me an answer
All twisted and twine
Saying keep your love letters
And I will keep mine
Write to your sweetheart
And I'll write to mine
Green grow the lilacs
All sparklin' with you
I'm lonely my darling
Since partin' with you
By the next meeting
I hope to prove true
And change the green lilacs
To the red white and blue
