I have no one to love me
A D A E
1. It was on last Sunday evening just about
the hour of three,
A D A E A
when my
darling started to leave
me, to sail on the deep blue sea.
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A D A
E
2. He promised to write a letter, he promised
to write to me,
A D A E A
and I haven't heard from my
darling, who sails on the deep blue sea.
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A D
A E
3. My mother is dead and buried, my papa’s
forsaken me,
A D A
E A
and I have no one to love me,
but the sailor on the deep blue sea.
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3
A D A E
4. "Oh, captain, can you tell me, can you tell me where he may
be?"
A D A E
A
"Oh yes, my little
maiden, he’s drownded in the deep blue sea."
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A D A E
5. Farewell to friends and relations, this is the last you'll see of me,
A D A E A
I'm going to end my troubles
by drowning in the deep blue sea.
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Recorded 5/10/28
(orig. = capo 2nd) (The Carter
Family)