I can't answer her letter For she left me no address You should know my little darling You left my poor heart in distress I got a letter from my darling She said she hated to go It broke my heart the words she wrote me She closed by saying I love you so She wrote the words she knew would hurt me She said I never could be true I've tried I've tried my little darling To prove my love was just for you This letter meant goodbye forever Though we'll have each other's hearts Our love will fade away in sadness Precious one why did we have to part