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GREEN GROW THE LILACS (THE ORANGE AND BLUE; RED, WHITE, AND BLUE; GREEN GROWS THE LAUREL) Sung by: Unknown Recorded at the Leslie Homecoming, 6/13/63 Click here to listen to the original recording Since he’s gone and left me, I care not for one. Since he’s gone and left me, contented I’ll be, For he loves another one better than me. Chorus: Green grow the lilacs, all sparkling with dew. I’m lonely, my darling, since parting with you, And by the next meeting, I hope to prove true And change the green lilacs to the red, white, and blue. I passed my love’s window both early and late. The look that he gave me, it made my heart ache. The look that he gave me was harmful to see, For he loves another one better than me. (Chorus) I ofttimes have wondered how women love men, And ofttimes have wondered how men could love them. They’ll love you a little and give your heart ease, And when your back's on them, they’ll love whom they please. (Chorus) Also found in Randolph, Vol. I, #61, “The Orange and Blue”; Brown, Vol. III, #280, “Red, White, and Blue”; Belden, p. 490, “Green Grows the Laurel.” |
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