They stood in the moonlight near by the gate Goodbye my darling I know you’ll wait She ceased her weeping and smiled through tears Saying I’ve been true love through these long years 
For on tomorrow at the break of day He was to journey far far away He held her closer, his promised bride And to her question these words replied 
Chorus I’ve loved you always yes I’ve been true My heart shall never be loved but for you Oh darling believe me far over the sea Through life or death so faithful I’ll be 
One year passed by, he’s coming home His pilgrimage over, no longer to roam And smiling, he thinks of her shining eyes Shining with welcoming glad surprise 
A dainty letter he takes from his breast To which his extended lips were pressed And reading once more by the warming light These words he had spoken to her that night 
Once more he seeks the old garden gate But he arrives, alas, alas it’s too late The wedding is over the knot is tied He finds his darling another’s bride 
And later they found him there on the grass A pistol nearby tells what had passed A crop of letters that explained the deed And in the pale moonlight these words did read 
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