Oh, I took my love too lightly when I met her
She was like a budding rose at early spring
Happy days passed into weeks and then I left her
With the promise soon that wedding bells would ring
Oh, it's nobody's fault but my own
That I'll have to live my life all alone
For I took my love too lightly
When I met her
Oh, it's nobody's fault but my own
Oh, I told her I would come back late that summer
And for her to meet me by the willow tree
Oh, the summer passed and followed by the winter
Still she never got another glimpse of me
Oh, it's nobody's fault but my own
That I'll have to live my life all alone
For I told her I would come back late that summer
Oh, it's nobody's fault but my own
Oh, I wrote a note and then forgot to mail it
Found it in my pocket after many years
Oh, it's nobody's fault but my own
And I wondered why she didn't send an answer
For I've got myself to blame for all my tears
Oh, it's nobody's fault but my own
That I'll have to live my life all alone
Oh, I wrote a note and then forgot to mail it
Oh, it's nobody's fault but my own
That I'll have to live my life all alone
Oh, it's nobody's fault but my own