Ben-David Warner - The Black-Eyed Girl Lyrics

There once was a girl that I loved so well
She lived with her parents and sisters three
My intentions were pure, my advances were tame
But the heart of this young maid I struggled to gain

And those black eyes have gone from me
Oh the girl I loved so well

I courted her long and I gazed in her eyes
But they always seemed to look down to the side
Our love, she explained, it could never be
For she'd given her hand to a sailor at sea

And those black eyes have gone from me
Oh the girl I loved so well

The news came one morning her sailor at sea
Had married a lass in the Caribee
Her heart it was broken and she flew away
And she swore she'd not stop while there's light in the day

And those black eyes have gone from me
Oh the girl I loved so well

Her mother and sisters were all kind to me
But nothing could tear me from my grief
Seeing them there did only awake
More feelings of loss that she'd left in her wake

And those black eyes have gone from me
Oh the girl I loved so well

Next morning early I'll set out to start
To find this girl and to win her heart
Though mountains are tall and the oceans have tides
The tides may be strong and the rivers be wide

And those black eyes have gone from me
Oh the girl I loved so well

But I'll find her, where she has gone
She's the girl I love
And those black eyes have gone from me
She's the girl I love so well
She's the girl I love so well