I had myself a true love
A true love who was something to see
I had myself a true love
At least that´s what I kept on telling me
The first thing in the morning
I still try to think of a way to be with him
Some part of the evening
And that´s the way I live through the day

I had myself a true love, but now he´s gone
And left me for good
The Lord knows I´ve done heard those back yard
Whispers going ´round the neighborhood
There maybe a lot of things I miss
A lot of things I don´t know
But I do know this, now I ain´t got no love
And once upon a time I had a true love
In the evening, in the doorway
While I stand there and wait for his coming
With the house swept and the clothes hung,
In a pot on the stove there´s a hot meal
Where is he while I waste the rising newel?
Where is he? Why´d he gone so soon?
Now there ain´t no way that it used to be, what now?
And everybody keeps telling me
There are may be a lot of things I miss
A lot of things I don´t know
But I do know this now...
I ain´t got no love
And once upon a time I had a true love.