He's gone away for to stay a little while,
But he's comin' back if he goes ten thousand miles.
Oh, who will tie my shoes ?
And who will glove my hands?
And who will kiss my ruby lips when he's gone?
Oh, it's pop'll tie my shoes,
And mom'll glove my hands,
And will kiss mg ruby lips until you come back!
Oh, he's gone, he's gone away,
For to stay a little while
But he's comin' back if he goes ten thousand miles.
Look away, look away, look away over yonder,
On yonder's high hill, where white doves are flyin'
From bough to bough and matin' with their mates,
So why not me with mine?
For he's gone, oh he's gone away
For to stay a little while,
But he's comin' back if he goes ten thousand miles.
I'll go build me a desrick on yonder's high hill,
Where the wild beasts won't bother me nor hear my sad cry
For he's gone, he's gone away for to stay a little while,
But he's comin' back if he goes ten thousand miles.