Come, sit by my side little darlin’
Come gaze in my eyes for a time
Promise me that you will never be
Nobody’s darlin’ but mine
You’re as sweet as the flowers of springtime
You’re as pure as the dew from the rose
And I’d rather be somebody’s darlin’
Than a poor boy that nobody knows
Be nobody’s darlin’ but mine
Love be honest, be faithful, be kind
Promise me that you will never be
Nobody’s darlin’ but mine
My mother is dead and in heaven
My daddy is gone there I know
Sister has gone to be with them
Where I’ll go nobody knows
Goodbye, goodbye little darlin’
I’m leaving this old world behind
Promise me that you will never be
Nobody’s darlin’ but mine
Be nobody’s darlin’ but mine
Love be honest, be faithful, be kind
Promise me that you will never be
Nobody’s darlin’ but mine
Promise me that you will never be
Nobody’s darlin’ but mine
