Tragic Romance

Nestled in the heart of the Tennessee hills
There’s peaceful pines midst the rocks and the rills
There stands my old homestead of long, long ago
It brings back sweet memories of a girl I loved so
I’ll tell you the reason why I left her there
To roam this old world with its sorrow and cares
I saw her one night in the arms of a man
Hugging and kissing as true lovers can
I went to my home with a heart full of woe
Packed my belongings, determined to go
For many long years this old world I did roam
With thoughts of my sweetheart, my darling, my own
While dining one day in a little country town
A stranger walked in and he chanced to sit down
While talking of loved ones I happened to find
That his sister was that old sweetheart of mine
When he heard my story to me then he said
The one you left there has a long time been dead
She waited so long for the day you’d return
And while you had left her she never did learn