Come sit by my side little darling

Come lay your cool head on my brow

And promise me that you will never

Be nobody's darling but mine

You're as sweet as the flowers and springtime

You're as pure as the dew on the rose

I had rather be somebody's darling

Than a poor girl that nobody knows

Be nobody's darling but my love

Be honest be faithful and kind

And promise me that you will never

Be nobody's darling but mine

My mother has gone and to heaven

My daddy is with her I know

And sister has gone to meet mother

But who where I'll go nobody knows

Be nobody's darling but my love

Be honest be faithful and kind

And promise me that you will never

Be nobody's darling but mine