Oh, I'll twine with my mangels and waving black hair
With the roses so red and the lilies so fair
And the myrtle so bright with the emerald dew
The pale and the leader and eyes look like blue

I will dance, I will sing, and my laugh shall be gay
I will charm every heart, in his crown I will sway
Oh, I long to see him and regret the dark hour
He's gone and neglected this pale wildwood flower

Well, he taught me to love him and promised to love
And to cherish me over all others above
How my heart is now wondering no misery can tell
He's left me no warning, no words of farewell

I will dance, I will sing, and my laugh shall be gay
I will charm every heart, in his crown I will sway
Oh, I long to see him and regret the dark hour
He's gone and neglected this pale wildwood flower

Well, he taught me to love him and called me his flower
That was blooming to cheer him through life's dreary hour
How my heart is now wondering no misery can tell
He's left me no warning, no words of farewell

But I will dance, I will sing, and my laugh shall be gay
I will charm every heart, in his crown I will sway
Oh, I long to see him and regret the dark hour
He's gone and neglected this pale wildwood flower